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.
Marital 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.
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.
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.
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.
Learn how to strengthen your marriage and love your husband by building a good relationship with your mother-in-law.
If you’re trying to get pregnant, it’s important to be aware of the potential pitfalls to your relationship if the process takes a while.
God wants us to have friends. And that can include having opposite-sex friendships. But those friendships should come with boundaries.
When my husband deployed, my world fell apart. But God pieced me — and us — back together, stronger than ever.
An often-forgotten side to the gift-giving tradition is that your spouse is sharing something meaningful, possibly as a way to spend quality time together. Learning that is a big part of marriage.
Marriages only thrive as each spouse accepts responsibility for the impact of their own disappointments, fears and priorities on the relationship.
Praying for your marriage is important. Every time you and your spouse pray for one another, great things happen in your relationship.
Most couples in a second marriage could use some expert help right from the start. Counseling provides guidance and the kind of insight that’s often difficult to muster on your own.
Blended family marriages face unique stressors that can affect a couple’s sexual relationship. Here are five sexual pitfalls to avoid.
Unspoken communication can be at least as powerful as words.
Holiday stress can turn couples away from each other, so plan now to avoid the stressors and be more connected this season.
Two things bring a chill to the Thanksgiving holiday: an unexpected blizzard and an invitation to the annual family dinner. While you may spend a few days digging out from the snowfall, the fallout from a family get-together can last several years. So, if you find yourself heading over the river and through the woods …
I wasn’t fully on board with my wife’s dreams to adopt. But we finally found ourselves on the same page. We have some suggestions for aligning your dreams so that you’re headed toward the same goal.
