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Serving Others With Your Spouse Can Improve Your Marriage

Helping others as a couple can improve communication and create intimacy in your marriage.

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Restoring Romance Through Nonverbal Communication

Unspoken communication can be at least as powerful as words. Several techniques can help you and your spouse communicate better and restore romance between you. Don’t rely on silence or overreact. Watch your body language and use your eyes to intentionally communicate warmth.

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Trying to Get Pregnant? 7 Do’s and Don’ts for Couples

If you’re trying to get pregnant, know that there are several things you can do to increase your likelihood of conceiving. Avoiding stress and planning intercourse around ovulation are practical steps, also realize that the process may take some time. Praying together and looking at all the potential factors are helpful as well.

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A New Year’s Resolution for Wives

Wives, what if you made your New Year’s resolution to give your husband a new marriage? The Greatest Commandment will show you how to be so well cared for that you can give to your husbands and your children from a place of abundance instead of a place of emptiness.

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Protect Your Marriage By Putting a Hedge Around It

How do you protect your marriage? Resolving to protect your marriage together requires committing to steer clear of “minor” threats and be accountable to one another. Drawing clear boundaries is necessary because you are human. But creating a hedge of protection around your marriage also has many rewards.

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Advent Devotionals — Readings for Couples

Focus on the Family invites you and your spouse to celebrate Advent. To pause from the hectic pace of the holiday season and remember those who waited for God’s promised Son, to hope in His Word and to rest in His love.

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Giving Thanks Together

The holiday season is a perfect time for giving thanks to our good God and counting the blessings that He provides. See if your heart change doesn’t impact your mood, your relationships and your perspective. May we all reject attitudes such as ingratitude, self-pity, fear, and envy. Instead, may we embrace a grateful heart.

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5 Ways You Can Rekindle Your Relationship with Your Spouse

As Christians, we know that staying close to Jesus requires time and effort. So why do we think we can take our spouse for granted? Staying close to our spouse also takes time and effort. Try these five ways to rekindle your relationship.

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How to Strengthen Your Marriage by Loving Your Mother-In-Law

Learn how to strengthen your marriage and love your husband by building a good relationship with your mother-in-law. There will be times when you feel misunderstood or maligned even by the most caring mother-in-law. Remember the concerns and challenges she carries and choose to believe the absolute best of her character. 

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Managing Expectations in Your Marriage This Holiday Season

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes It was supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. I was a new bride, and my heart was full of anticipation as I looked forward to celebrating our first Christmas together as a married couple. But the holiday season turned out to be anything but peace on …

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The Best Christmas Gifts to Give Your Spouse This Year

One of the best things you can give your spouse during the holidays is time. Use these Christmas conversation starters to build intimacy with your spouse.

Mismatched Marriage: When One Spouse Is an Unbeliever

While there’s no one-size-fits-all formula that will instantly revolutionize a mismatched marriage, a few principles can contribute to the health of a relationship. Continue to cultivate your relationship with God while also remaining a devoted spouse and live out your faith without trying to “fix” your spouse.

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How To Survive Thanksgiving Dinner With Family

Every family has its quirks. You can’t control your family, but you can control your responses to the things they say or do. The best time to think about how you’ll respond is before you leave home. What if you responded to those comments with grace?

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Ruth and Boaz: A Romance That Models God’s Love for Us

The book of Ruth reveals more than a love story between two people—it’s a story of God’s redeeming love that reaches every generation and every nation.

3 Tips to Help You Work Together For a Blessed Christmas Season

Do you find that holiday planning drives you and your spouse apart? Add a little joy to your Christmas season by getting organized together.

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God’s Design for Marriage

God’s design for marriage is an other-centered union where each spouse serves each other and depend on His grace and mercy. When we grasp the reality of marriage and stop expecting it to provide what it was never meant to give, we can build marriages that thrive.

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9 Reasons to Get Married

Since people are getting married less often, it’s important to understand the reasons to get married. There are practical reasons, like the fact that marriage creates stable societies, is the best environment for raising children, and greatly benefits each spouse. There are also spiritual reasons, such as becoming more Christlike and reflecting His love for …

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How to Fight Spiritual Warfare in Marriage

Warning signs alert us when the Enemy attacks your marriage. Learn how to be victorious against the Devil’s schemes.

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The Storm Outside the Window

Today’s Scripture “The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe” (Proverbs 18:10, NIV) Today’s Devotion Sometimes when I’m working from home, I’ll take a few minutes to enjoy the view from our kitchen window. We’re blessed to work in Colorado Springs where the mountains are across …

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4 Animals Personality Test

You can take the 4 animals personality test in a few minutes. The goal is to give you a picture of your and your spouse’s unique, God-given strengths.