Marriage Monday: Help! We’re so Different
Oneness in marriage is usually a journey. Most of us (69%) marry someone very different from us, personality wise. How can we ever become so close that we are truly “one” when we’re so different?
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Marriage mentor moments for Exceptional Relationships. Unconditional love, forgiveness, boundaries, accepting differences.
Marriage Monday: Still in the Waiting
I’m in the waiting, still, and I don’t like it. Waiting is my least favorite contact sport. It may not sound like much of a sport to you, but waiting is a battle. If we don’t wait well, according to God’s instructions, we will get beat up. Waiting is a spiritual contact sport.
Marriage Monday: When you Need a Health Care Advocate
Have you ever been thrust into the position of health care advocate for your spouse? I have, a number of times. But this time was different. We were in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and I couldn’t be there physically. That’s when I needed a helper; the sure, unshakable help of “The” Health Care …
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Thinking about…Stop, Drop, Let’s Roll!
What’s your natural instinct when a conflict flares up? Do you fight fire with fire, giving as good as you got? Do you retreat in seething silence, eliminating any chance of resolution? Or do you stop, drop, and roll the flames out, resolving the conflict?
Marriage Monday: The Power of Vulnerability
Shame is a breeding ground for all kinds of pandemics but Vulnerability is a powerful antidote to the marital pandemic of conflict.
Marriage Monday: Just an Ordinary Monday
It’s just Monday, even on Marriage Monday, its just an ordinary day. And that’s ok.
Marriage Monday: Learning to be Content
I’m learning to be content in marriage. But it’s not easy! Are you like me? Do you avoid negative women who complain about their husbands but then you go home and roll your eyes or raise your eyebrows when he does THAT THING…AGAIN? Ah, yep. Here’s how I’m learning to be content.
Marriage Monday: Breathing Life into a Mismatched Marriage
How can my marriage thrive when we are spiritually mismatched? If just one of you is thriving in your faith, you will breathe life into your mismatched marriage.