3 Ways to Know if your Marriage is Drifting
Is Your Marriage Drifting? Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation with your spouse, and you realized that your mind is drifting? You have no idea what your spouse just said, but you act...
View Article3 Things You Need to Say to Help Your Marriage
3 Things Your Spouse Needs to Hear You Say to Help Your Marriage Have you ever found yourself saying the wrong thing at the wrong time to your spouse? I know I have. In order to say words that build up...
View Article3 Ways to Make Marriage an Adventure by Wayne Detweiler
Being married is an adventure. Let’s face it; we each bring habits and expectations into a marriage. None of us is perfect. I know I fall short as a husband; all men do. Just as every woman fails to be...
View Article3 Ways to Build Friendship in Marriage
Build Friendship in Marriage Many relationships begin with positive, life-giving time spent together. What were some of your favorite things to do when you were first forming a relationship with your...
View ArticleThe Power of Acceptance in Marriage – Sue Detweiler
The Power of Acceptance in Marriage Every human being is woven together by God in a unique way. You can either magnify your spouse’s weaknesses, thereby causing strife with your scrutiny, or you can...
View ArticleWhy I Wrote This Book – 9 Traits of a Life-Giving Marriage
Why I Wrote This Book Marriages can get stuck in survival mode. If you have been married for more than a week, I’m certain you’re aware that your marriage is not perfect. No marriage relationship is....
View ArticleHow to Bypass Power Struggles in Marriage
Power Struggles How do you overcome power struggles in marriage? What is your go-to-strategy? Is it working? Intimacy flourishes in an environment of love and respect, it shrinks in a power...
View ArticleEmotional Safety in Marriage
Safety in Marriage God created each of us with hearts that desire to be open. It takes emotional energy to keep thoughts and feelings hidden. When we feel frustrated or hurt, a common response is to...
View ArticleA Wedding Miracle
A Wedding Miracle Facing 3 surgeries, 8 months of chemo, and 6 weeks of radiation is an unlikely time to build a relationship with the love of your life. Yet, nothing is impossible with God. Have you...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving No matter where you are in the world, giving thanks opens a doorway to a happy life. In the United States, we celebrate thanksgiving as a nation but few of us remember the true...
View Article5 Things You Can Do Now to Get Ready for Christmas
Get Ready for Christmas This morning before worship, we took our daughters to breakfast. As I looked up from my omelet, who would be walking in the door of Snug on the Square in Mckinney Texas, but...
View ArticleHow to Stop the Crazy Cycle in Your Marriage
How to Stop the Crazy Cycle Let’s face it, relationships are not easy. 80% of the time your marriage may feel like it is smooth sailing, but 20% of the time you may hit a storm. If year after year in a...
View ArticleBuilding a Life-Giving, Spirit-Filled Marriage
Building a Life-Giving Spirit-Filled Marriage I went on a date with my husband over the weekend. We went to see the movie “Woodlawn.” Set in the early 70’s it tells the story of a Football Coach and...
View ArticleLaughter and Marriage
Laughter and Marriage As we get ready for the Christmas Holidays, let’s prepare our hearts and homes for laughter. It is so good to laugh. Here are a few ways that laughter can improve your health. 1....
View ArticleThe Power of Acceptance in Marriage #MarriageRocks
The Power of Acceptance Can Transform Your Marriage Wisdom from God brings peace and assurance to your heart. To hear His voice, you must be willing to submit to Him and surrender to His leading. His...
View ArticleFriendship is the Wind in Our Sails
Friendship is the Wind in Our Sails Marriage thrives on friendship. The joy of sailing through life together. Yet most couples are not prepared for the reality that although 80% of the time you will...
View ArticleDo you feel emotionally safe in your marriage?
Are you emotionally Safe in Your Marriage? An emotionally safe marriage is one that allows you the freedom to be who you really are. You can trust that your spouse will love you no matter what. You...
View ArticleHonesty in Marriage needs to be Anchored by Self-control
Honesty in Marriage Requires Self-Control You and I have the ammunition to blow up our marriage every day. Not only do you know your spouses weaknesses, you know what triggers their own...
View ArticleThe Secret to Better Sex in Marriage
The Secret to Better Sex in Marriage How can we have better sex in a Christian marriage? During a premarital seminar we attended, I remember a man saying, “In the beginning, we weren’t very good at...
View Article3 Strands of a Passionate Marriage
3 Strands of a Passionate Marriage Do you desire a more passionate marriage? True passion comes from sharing oneself with another person—emotionally, spiritually, and physically. These 3 strands of a...
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