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June 2021

June 14, 2021

7 Lessons I Want My Kids to Learn From Watching My Marriage

Have you ever wondered, "What are my kids learning from watching my marriage?" The answer...

February 2021

February 12, 2021

Beware of These 5 Ways You May Unintentionally Push Your Man Away

I functioned like a chauffeur early in my marriage. I was constantly doing stuff to...

January 2021

January 29, 2021

5 Tough Questions to Consider Before You Call It Quits

One hundred percent of marriages hit hard spots. And half of them end in divorce....

January 21, 2021

1 Sure Way to Tell You’re in a Healthy Marriage

Do women who say they never fight with their husbands make you sick? It's tempting...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

6 Ways to Deal With Disappointment This Christmas

How do you deal with disappointment at Christmas? What happens when the Christmas you envision...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

A Letter to My Sons on The Truth About Racism After the Death of George Floyd

After the buildings have burned and the haze has cleared, my sons will have to...

April 2020

April 13, 2020

7 Ways to Know If You’re More Selfish Than You Think You Are

It's easy to recognize selfishness in someone else, but how can you tell if you're...

April 13, 2020

12 Ways to Make Him Sorry That Quarantine is Over

Being cooped up can test even the best of relationships. The longer you have the...

March 2020

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...

March 19, 2020

4 Things Your Man Will Do No Matter How Much He Loves You

Your husband is human. No matter how much he loves you, he's going to mess...

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...

February 14, 2020

7 Ways to Prevent Feeling like a Valentine’s Day Loser

Do you feel like a loser because your man doesn't "do" Valentine's Day? What do...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

3 Reasons Your Prince Charming Now Seems Like a Toad

Why has my husband changed? What happened to my Prince Charming? When you first fall...

January 29, 2020

5 No Good, Very Bad Reasons for Divorce

He gets on your nerves. Maybe he's lazy, works too much or is bad with...

January 24, 2020

11 Ways to Improve Your Marriage Fast

"Til death do us part" was starting to sound like a pretty long time. I was...

January 17, 2020

Here’s What Happens When You Assume the Worst

Do you have "psychic-wife syndrome" or PWS? If you're among the millions of wives who...

January 17, 2020

You Can Avoid Looking Stupid By Doing This

Sometimes I assume the worst about my husband without having all the details, which never...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

This Common Myth Can Stop You From Fixing Your Marriage

Did your marriage get off to a rocky start? Mind did. So why do I...

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 30, 2019

Understanding This May Change the Way You View Your Man

"Mary" has been divorced twice and is thinking about walking out on her third marriage....

October 30, 2019

5 Ways to Tell if Counseling is Ruining Your Marriage

When I found myself in a hard place in my marriage, I did what people...

October 08, 2019

4 Words No Husband Wants to Hear

It seems innocent. But when have you ever said to your husband, "We need to...

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...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

This is a Common Enemy of Your Marriage

Do you ever fight over silly things? We had a huge argument was over a...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

4 Ways to Get Your Marriage Back on Track

Have you ever thought "Crap, I married the wrong person" ? Marriage has a lot...

August 30, 2019

30 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 30

When I'd been married almost ten years, I thought I knew it all. At least...

August 28, 2019

3 Things Every Husband Needs to Hear (A Lot)

What does your husband need from you? Shaunti Feldhahn, a bestselling author and social researcher,...

August 26, 2019

There’s No Such Thing As a Perfect Marriage

When I wanted people to think my marriage was perfect, I was miserable. What looked...

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....

July 2019

July 31, 2019

24 Practical Ways to Respect Your Husband

Men need respect. That's just the way it is. God made them that way. It...

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