Marriage Monday: On Being Thankful
Not to be morbid or anything, but if you somehow knew this was your husband’s last day, how would you live it? Here are some thoughts on being intentional and on being thankful.
Not to be morbid or anything, but if you somehow knew this was your husband’s last day, how would you live it? Here are some thoughts on being intentional and on being thankful.
Someone recently asked us what is the number one reason married couples have conflict? We looked at each other-one glance confirmed we both had the same idea. Yep-the number one reason married couples have conflict, as we see it, is immaturity – revealed in the way they speak to one another.
Being better together is our goal in marriage. “We complete each other” sounds so romantic, doesn’t it? But what if you’re opposites? How in the world does that work? For instance, how do we become better together if I’m more social than my husband? Here’s a few tips on how to be better together socially.
Changing my name in marriage is recalling the meaning and value God gives to marriage. Mr. & Mrs. symbolizes the amazing gift of two becoming one.
Looking back at our Christmas memories, the ones that warm my heart were not the picture-perfect Martha Stewart Christmases. Our most precious memories of what Christmas is truly about were what you might call the Christmas disasters.
Making God my Everything takes the pressure off my husband. He’s free to be my Something Pretty Special. Here are three ways I see that played out in my life and in my marriage.
God uses the metaphor of marriage to describe the close, devoted relationship He wants with us. With that ‘marriage’ as a model, we can have a heavenly marriage on earth.
How do I see my husband? When I glance at my husband do I really see his inner qualities, his true identity? Or do I see the problems instead? Help me see like you do, Jesus!