Marriage can create a lot of hustle and bustle. One of the biggest things that hold a great marriage together is communication. But when spouses get busy, other things like work and kids take priority, putting kinks up with the communication lines. When communication is blocked, the connection starts to disappear.
A lot of couple who stress about the way their marriage is going often say "I don't feel connected anymore..." and, as the chasm between them grows, they drift apart from what they ...
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Reasons Why the Thought of an Affair is Strong
Marriage is amazing. Two people becoming one, ready to take on the world in an impenetrable love bubble. We walk into marriage with expectations of what it will look like and how happy we’ll be.
The house will be spotless at all times. The kids will be clean and well-mannered. The husband will work hard and come home to dote on the wife. The wife will have dinner ready and plated every single day, with slippers and a cold drink ready for her hard-working man.
Then you're smacked in the ...
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5 Ways to Destroy Your Relationship
The infamous Joni Mitchell once warned us that "you don't know what you've got til it's gone..." and that can't be more true in relationships. Too many times we take our partners for granted, doing or not doing the small things that make them want to stay around. We slowly destroy our relationship my chipping away at the threads that are holding it together. We don't realize the signs, or worse yet, we see them and look the other way. If you recognize the signs and actions that can destroy your ...
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How A Love For Superheroes Strengthened Our Relationship
It's National #DateYourMate Month and I'm so excited! Hubby and I still love to date each other. We've been married for a while, so even if we just stay in with pizza and a movie on Friday night, it's all about the quality time together. Dating is the best way to get to know each other. Full disclosure, you still may not learn everything about your partner in the dating process. As thorough as we were, there were still things that we didn't learn about each other. His secret had to do with ...
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How A Missions Trip to Haiti Prepared Me for Marriage
In January 2010, a major earthquake hit and devastated the small Caribbean island of Haiti. Well over 200,000 people were killed in the natural disaster and they are still recovering to this day. We were tasked with rebuilding the protective wall that encircled a Christian orphanage there. The trip taught me a lot about what being the hands and feet of Jesus means in action. I learned a lot about myself and working with a team to accomplish a unified goal.
What Haiti Taught Me
Serving is a ...
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