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January 2019

January 22, 2019

Understanding Justice, Mercy, and Grace

GUEST POST by Paula A. Lambert, author of This Season of Hope “... And what does...

February 2018

February 13, 2018

Why Modern Love Won’t Make Your Marriage Last, but THIS Will…

The world defines love as a feeling and something we fall in and out of,...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

The One Thing Your Marriage and Family Can’t Live Without

Life - as beautiful and amazing as it is - can be exhausting. In an...

January 17, 2018

7 Important BOUNDARIES that Every Marriage Needs

I don't know a whole lot about sports, but I do know that certain plays...

January 07, 2018

7 Ways to be Your Spouse’s BEST FRIEND

In the most romantic book of the Bible, Song of Solomon, the wife calls her...

December 2017

December 14, 2017

How to TRUST AGAIN: One Wife’s Real-Life Story of Hope

GUEST POST by Stephanie from the Christian music duo, Out of the Dust It took...

December 12, 2017

The 12 Days of Christmas Love Challenge

GUEST POST by Debra Fileta “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave...

November 2017

November 01, 2017

When Life Feels Hopeless, Remember these 5 Simple, Yet LIFE-CHANGING Words

Life can throw us some curve balls, but God never promised us an easy life....

October 2017

October 07, 2017

6 Simple Ways to Grow Closer than Ever to Your Spouse

Remember when you first met your spouse? You couldn't wait to spend every day getting...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

One Couple’s MOST AMAZING DIY Surprise DATE NIGHTS: Would You Do THIS for Your Spouse?

Any of you who read this blog know that my husband, Dave, and I are...

May 2017

May 09, 2017

The MOST IMPORTANT Words You can Say to Your Spouse

I love that old John Mayer song "Say What You Need to Say". It's so...

April 2017

April 24, 2017

Why You and Your Spouse Should Have a MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE Together

A few months ago, my husband had the amazing opportunity to travel to Israel for...

April 19, 2017

5 Ways You and Your Spouse Can SURVIVE (and even THRIVE) Through Hard Times

Life can be tough at times--not one of us is immune to it. Sometimes, those...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

3 Truths Behind the “Secret” to a LONG and HAPPY MARRIAGE

I love talking to couples who've been married a long time, and any time I...

March 14, 2017

9 Ways a Husband can Unintentionally Break His Wife’s Heart

Most married couples don't go out of their way to hurt each other, but it...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

10 Ways to Bring Out the BEST in Your WIFE

In marriage, it's important that we strive to bring out the BEST in one another,...

February 06, 2017

When Your Marriage Feels Like a Losing Game, THIS Could Change Everything…

Everybody loves a good sports game, right? Many of us just watched two NFL teams...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

8 Signs that SHE REALLY LOVES YOU

How do we know our spouse really loves us? Seems like it should be obvious,...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

12 Things a Wife Should Do for Her Husband

Cultivating a strong marriage takes work. We can't get on auto-pilot and expect things to...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

When a Son Loves and Respects His Mother

I've written blogs on how a husband and wife are supposed to leave their homes...

October 20, 2016

5 Little Acts of LOVE that will Make a BIG DIFFERENCE in Your Marriage

When you scroll through Facebook and see one of your friend's pics of her and...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

Rory Feek shares 4 life-changing lessons learned after Joey’s untimely death

You may or may not be fans of Joey and Rory Feek's heartfelt, country music,...

February 2016

February 11, 2016

Love is NOT enough, and here’s why

Love is not enough. It never will be. And, here's why. The world defines love...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

The 8 MUST-HAVES for Your Marriage

Everybody talks about it -- the "must-have" of the day...the week...the season. This time of...

June 2015

June 02, 2015

My husband doesn’t complete me, and I will tell you why.

Many of us are familiar with the iconic line "You complete me" from the famous...

March 2015

March 05, 2015

4 Ways to LOVE the Golden Years of Marriage

Last year, I had the privilege of speaking at a women's conference at a local...

December 2014

December 28, 2014

5 Resolutions for a Better Marriage in 2015

It's that time of year again...New Years resolutions. Every year, my husband, Dave, and I...