The 21 Day Challenge That Can Transform Your Marriage
It has been said that it takes 21 days to create a habit. I am not sure if this is a fact or a myth, but I want to challenge you to try something for 21 days that is sure to bless your marriage. My...
View ArticleDo You Sometimes Feel Like a Pathetic Loser?…Whatever!
I recently met with a woman who felt she was a failure as a wife and mother. Her husband had left her for a younger woman and was in the process of divorcing her. Her son, who had just started college,...
View ArticleComfort one Another in Love
When was the last time you asked your spouse to share with you how you can be praying for him or her? Ask your spouse to share openly and honestly with you about their dreams, their goals, their...
View ArticleGirlfriends Can Help Make Us Better Wives
It is important for husbands and wives to reserve time together each day to communicate. Recognize though, that men and women have different conversational needs. Since sharing needs may differ, both...
View ArticleWhen You Are Upset With Your Spouse…
When you are upset with your spouse, how do you respond? The old me would show my husband I was mad at him in a passive aggressive way. I wouldn’t yell and shout, instead I would give him the cold...
View ArticleWhat’s Love Got To Do With It?
I have heard it said that the happiest people are married and that the most unhappy people are married. The difference between being the happiest and being the unhappiest depends on how you express...
View ArticleWhat to do When You Have Stinkin’ Thinkin’ Towards Your Spouse
It is so easy to get caught up in stinkin’ thinkin’. Our spouse says or does something that is displeasing to us and we find that is all we can think about throughout the day. In fact, it has us...
View Article16 Ways to “One Another” Your Spouse
I recently decided to do a little Bible study on all of the “One Another” statements in the New Testament. As I studied them, I thought how wonderful every marriage would be if we lived these out daily...
View ArticleLove is Easy Until Our Spouse Gets Difficult…Then What?
It seems the idea of loving our spouses is easy until something difficult happens in our relationship. Our spouse is cranky or thoughtless. He or she says something hurtful or insensitive. Critical...
View ArticleHow Thankful Are You?
Thanksgiving – Let’s take a moment to reflect on the word that designates this national holiday – thanksgiving. I think the word thanksgiving rates right up there with the word Rejoice! Thanksgiving,...
View Article8 Ways to Recapture the Peace When Conflicts Arise During the Holidays
The holidays are so full of expectations for the picture perfect Norman Rockwell moments. Each of us has an idea of what we want the Christmas season to be like. What happens when our dreams of...
View ArticleHow to Experience More Joy with Your Spouse This CHRISTmas Season
Our pastor recently shared in his Sunday message that “Joy is the byproduct of believing the Gospel, living the Gospel, sharing the Gospel and helping others to experience the Gospel.” Do you and your...
View ArticleSomething to Sing About!
Most people spend their lives searching for happiness. The dictionary defines happiness as “a pleasure or satisfaction based on happenings.” But I submit to you there is something even better—joy. Joy...
View ArticleSetting the Tone in Your Home
This time of year we focus so much time on creating a holiday atmosphere in our homes. We may decorate with Christmas lights and put up a tree. We set out the nativity scene to remember what the true...
View Article5 Ways to Love “Difficult People” at Christmas
The holidays often bring us together with family and friends in social settings that can be unpredictable and emotionally charged. Approaching these times of coming together can be filled with exciting...
View ArticleThe Essence of Christmas is Forgiveness
As we prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, let’s not focus on the birth of a child, but rather the job that Child was sent to do. This is how God showed his love among...
View ArticleA New Year’s Prayer
Year’s ago we attended a wedding where the couple each brought forth a little bound scroll. They explained to those present that each of them had written down a prayer to God for His specific blessings...
View Article6 Guidelines to Help Get Your Finances Under Control
A timeless sharing from the archives of Guidelines for Living a commentary by Dr. Harold Sala. May 27, 2011 MONEY CAN WRECK YOUR MARRIAGE For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some...
View ArticleIt’s Not Only What You Say, But How You Say It
It’s not just what you say to your spouse, but how you say it. Tone can change the entire meaning of the spoken content. Tone is the punctuation to the spoken word. You can imagine how difficult it...
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