These Are The Ones Hope for a Hurting Marriage Have you wondered how one finds hope for a hurting marriage? I walked out of the auditorium doors just as one of our Easter services ended. Throngs of people streamed out shortly thereafter, with my husband just behind them. This was the third of five Easter…
Setting Goals For Your Family What’s the plan? People tend to make New Year’s resolutions or set goals for themselves in the new year. It tends to be personal goals like lose weight, get a new job, buy a house, and so on. But are you setting goals for your family? Have you set any…
Why aren’t you like me? Why, why, why aren’t you like me?! Why aren’t you like me? Have you ever wondered how it’s remotely possible that someone could think completely differently than you? Is it just me that is continuously shocked that people don’t view things the exact way that I do? I find myself…
Are You Happy? Make the Choice to be Happy Make the choice to be happy? Who doesn’t choose happiness, you say. You’d be surprised how many people don’t choose happiness…including you. I was anything BUT happy. It was the holiday season, which seems to be increasingly more and more busy. We were in the…
Do Over! 3 Keys to Unlock a Lasting Love. Have you have wanted a “do over” for your marriage? Feel stuck in a rut and not sure how to get out? Are you wondering if you even love your spouse anymore? We are going to share with you 3 keys to unlock a lasting love.…
Sincere or Fake Love? Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Romans 12:9 My husband was being downright mean. Plain and simple. He was deliberately trying to get me to divorce him by treating me poorly. True story. What would be the reasonable response as a wife? In our…
Summer Fun Date Challenge! 5 Date Ideas To Add Fun To Your Marriage How would you like to add some fun into your marriage? We are smack in the middle of summer. Are you wondering where the time has gone? Have you planned plenty of activities and fun for your kids but none for…
5:17 Celebrate the Extraordinary Do you ever celebrate the extraordinary? May is a month of celebrating for us….especially for me (Lisa). The month of May includes our wedding anniversary, my birthday, and Mother’s Day. Big win for me! 😉 Our wedding anniversary is May 17th and this year we will be celebrating 16 years…
Just a Rental What Is Your Marriage Commitment? How would you rate your level of marriage commitment? Are you in it for the long haul, just praying it survives, or ready to pull the plug if it’s gets dicey? We recently moved from South Florida to North Carolina. We decided to rent a house rather…
For the first half of our marriage, I had a very hard time taking any kind of criticism from my husband. I would get really hurt or super defensive.