Pain and confusion accompany job loss. When my husband lost his job, I understood the severity of the situation. Rejections and closed doors shook our confidence and even challenged our faith.
Strengthening Your Marriage
Who’s the spiritual leader in your family? Some husbands may be intimidated by their wife and don’t want to fail, so they do nothing. Maybe the best solution is to let God work in their lives.
Imagine if couples were willing to give up some of the good things in their marriage to let the better things thrive — and if they said goodbye to the activities that take resources from their relationship.
It’s possible to overcome challenges, find hope and step into the marriage God intended for you. Chad Robichaux offers a few pointers to help kick-start your marriage.
Divorce was never a part of God’s original, ideal design for mankind.
Begin today to look for the positive qualities in your husband and the story you’re living together. Think of ways to show him — and to remind yourself — you are thankful for this life you’ve built.
Homecoming is fraught with emotion and expectation. Ensure a smoother transition for growing together after being apart that includes the simple joys of family and clear, steady communication.
A mentor is someone you can turn to for wisdom and support — and someone who can help you make the most of your marriage.
Have you ever pondered the question, “What is the secret to a lifelong love?” Erin Smalley offers three secrets to building your marriage amid the changing seasons of life.
One couple learned to restore the joy in their relationship with a visit to the National Institute of Marriage.
Do you want to draw closer as a couple in the new year? Try sharing and then setting your goals for the next 12 months together.
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Did you know that shifting your perspective on marriage can restore it? An excellent example comes from Tara, a young lady at the church I was working for at the time. She approached me one day after church and asked to speak with me. “You’ve got to help me. I …
Heart connection is when two people delight in living their individual lives in a way that breeds trust and consistently adds value to their identity as a pair.
Many marriages are blessed with a spouse who is a live-life-to-its-fullest spender, while the other spouse saves each penny. But too often, husbands and wives end up feeling like they’re on opposing teams.
When conflict arises in a thriving marriage, both partners win when they remember that, ultimately, they’re on the same team.
Grief is a real part of infertility. It may be heightened in miscarriages or stillbirths, but it is just as real when a couple cannot conceive.
If your approach to conflict resolution is going nowhere, you may need a heart change. Try these five ideas.
Laughter helps us avoid taking ourselves too seriously and is a great stress reducer. If your marriage is anything like Mark and Debbie Gungor’s, it has its fair share of stress.
Denying our own interests doesn’t come naturally, but it conditions us toward a more sacrificial love. Dying to self proves we’re serious about loving our spouse in the same way Christ loves His church.
Have you heard about the other way of writing the word “intimacy”?—”INTO ME, SEE.” There’s a valuable piece of marital wisdom embedded in this clever play on words.