Category: Marriage
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The Lifelong Habit of Pursuing Friendship
Date night . . . there’s a place not far from our house, Diego’s ~ Spirited Kitchen, that Lisa and I find our way to on a semi-regular basis for a few moments away. We don’t often order much, maybe a little avocado salsa fresca, but we just love to spend time together. It was…
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The Beautiful Habit of Enjoying Intimacy
FOR THE HUSBANDS What guy wants to sit around talking about “intimacy”? That’s just wrong. It’s not even a ‘guy’ word, is it? But bring up the word and after the discomfort subsides, for most guys the auto response is “Oh, you mean sex”. But, she doesn’t mean sex. Really, you’re joking, right honey? She’s…
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The Habit of Cherishing Her
I’ll never forget those eyes, dancing above the rim of her glass the moment I walked into the room, the first dance of many . . . wild and wonderful. There are . . . things that are too Wonderful for me . . . The way of a man with a maid (Proverbs 30:18,19)…
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Is Respect a Habit In Your Marriage?
“Let the wife see that she respects her husband.” (Eph.5:33) Oh, okay, got it. Seems fairly straightforward. Sorta…. Except that this respect-thing strikes me as rather vague. Undefined. I’m not trying to be difficult either, it’s just not as clear as I’d like it to be. Not like love. I know what it looks like…
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The Essential Habit of Expressing Gratefulness
{First Lisa’s perspective, then mine follows} I can guess what you might be thinking. “Sure thing, Lisa. Of course, you’re happily married. After all, look at the man you’re married to.” And you’d be right. He’s the most wonderful, amazing guy I know. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’d want to be married to him.…
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The Powerful Habit of Choosing Kindness
First . . . For The Wives (then for the Husbands!) I was always so happy to see her. Whenever she dropped by – I dropped everything. Smiled and gave her a hug. Suggested that she stay awhile and made her a cup of tea. They were just little things, I know. But it was…
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3 Things He Can’t Live Without: 3 Things She Has to Have
It is possible to stay alive with a little water and a a crust of bread. It’s unhealthy. It’s no fun . . . but it is possible. And, even though no one would choose survival rations when it comes to our bodies, too often spouses make that choice when it comes to marriage. Is…
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