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March 26, 2020

How to Use This Pandemic to Make Your Marriage Stronger

Quarantine can test the best of marriages. But if you're already struggling, being stuck in...

February 2020

February 25, 2020

4 Bad Habits That Will Make You Justify Cheating

Cheating is just wrong. Most people would agree. If we all know it's wrong, how can...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

5 Ways to Show Your Man You Respect Him

When I got married I didn't understand what people meant when they said,"Respect your husband."...

October 2019

October 04, 2019

3 Powerfully Simple Ways to Make Your Marriage Happier

Did you go into marriage thinking it'd be your happy place? I did. And when...

August 2019

August 22, 2019

7 Bad Habits That Can Ruin a Perfectly Good Marriage

Bad habits in marriage can ruin a perfectly good relationship or make a bad one...

August 17, 2019

7 Ways Wives Communicate Disrespect (Without Realizing It)

Does respect come naturally to you? I'm not going to lie. It doesn't for me....

June 2019

June 10, 2019

4 Common Mistakes People Make When Trying to Fix Their Marriage

When my marriage was in the tank, I got a lot of great advice that...

June 06, 2019

3 Signs You’re Wrecking Your Marriage

I was wrecking my marriage, and I didn't even realize it. Five years in and...

April 2019

April 25, 2019

4 Great Ideas That Will Ruin Your Marriage

Are you constantly searching for ways to improve your marriage? When I was miserable in...

March 2019

March 09, 2019

7 Reasons to Pray for My 14 Year-Old’s Future Wife

Praying for your son's future wife can be a powerful thing. I have no idea...

January 2019

January 22, 2019

3 Ways to be Less Critical of Your Man

We found some baby birds in our yard last week. Really new baby birds. They...

January 12, 2019

7 Simple Ways to Back Off and Prevent a Fight

Fighting stinks. When things get heated, it's easy to say or do something you'll later regret....

December 2018

December 16, 2018

7 Ways to Take Your Communication to the Next Level

You could talk for hours before you got married. It seemed you could talk about...

December 14, 2018

‘You Deserve to Be Happy’ and 4 Other Lies About Marriage

Making a decision to leave a marriage is serious and shouldn't be made lightly. Sometimes...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

5 Things Your Man Needs More Than Sex

1. He needs RESPECT. Respect is like oxygen for men. It keeps him alive, in...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

15 Ways to Be a Better Wife

It's not always the big stuff--infidelity, abuse, or money issues-- that brings a marriage down....

June 2018

June 01, 2018

How to Live With a Procrastinator Without Losing Your Mind

It's the third time this week you've asked him to take out the trash. But...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

What To Do When You Feel Like You’re No Good

I'd been rejected. I didn't want to tell my husband because I was embarrassed. I...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

How Childhood Impacts Your Marriage

What's your problem? That was a common refrain early in my marriage. Sometimes my husband's...

March 2018

March 22, 2018

7 Reasons Wives Should Not Be Okay With Porn

Do you like "This is Us?" It's a popular show on NBC. During a recent...

March 01, 2018

The Surprising Reason I Got Married

Of course, I loved him. But I had some other stuff going on that had...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

4 Ways Not to Talk to Your Husband

"Did you get the peanut butter," you ask as he walks in the door....

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Strong Marriages Don’t Happen By Accident

When my husband and I married, I assumed because we loved each other, marriage would...

December 08, 2017

This Isn’t What I Signed Up For

Have you ever wanted something so badly but when you got it, it didn’t work...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Discover 9 Ways to Change Your Marriage For Good

One night during dinner when I was 8 years old, my little brother started teasing...

November 03, 2017

Not Tonight, Honey, I Feel Fat

Have you ever said, "Not tonight. I'm tired" when you really meant, "Not tonight. I...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

The Day I Almost Walked Out On My Marriage

I was done. Finito. Tapped out. I felt like a single parent. When my husband...

September 14, 2017

27 Things I Want My Daughters to Consider When Choosing a Mate

1. Choose a man who will treat you like a lady. I believe in equal work...

July 2017

July 16, 2017

This is the Most Missed Diagnosis and It Could Be Ruining Your Life

I wasn't suicidal, but death didn't sound so bad. What was wrong with me? Tired....

June 2017

June 01, 2017

4 Reasons Why I Choose to Work

Dear Son, You've never known a time when I haven't worked. I returned to work the...

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