Tag: wife

10 Top Marriage Tips for Better EVERYTHING!

Over this past week, what has been your contribution to the quality of your marriage? When it comes to our part in marriage, sometimes we’re focused on the priorities God has established for our marriage in His Word and, while it may not be perfect, it’s pretty good and heading in the right direction! Is…
Do You Realize the Powerful Impact of Your Marriage? – Interview with Aaron & Jennifer Smith, Marriage After God

He was highly intelligent, handsome, focused, intense young man in his mid-twenties who, I was certain, would make a great husband. But he was on a different path. Despite being a serious believer, his life experiences had left a sour taste in his mouth about marriage and he had no intention of subjecting himself to…
Protect Your Marriage from Emotional Adultery

They were good Christian people. Respected by others in their church. Married to great spouses. Beautiful kids. So how did they end up in bed together? Every form of adultery starts with casual contact. Working on a church committee together, a series of innocent lunches at the office, regular meetings in the park to let…
Words of Affirmation: Bringing Life and Love to Your Husband, Wife, and Kids

The voices everywhere around us are powerful . . . and mostly negative. When was the last time advertising told a wife, mother, or single woman that, “You’re enough” or “You have a full, rich, meaningful life” or “You’re beautiful just the way you are”? . . . almost never! And, those voices aren’t just…
How To Get Your Spouse to Change . . . the Right Way!

When you were dating and he ate salad with his hands, you thought it was cute. When you saw clothes strewn on the floor in his apartment, you told yourself a life of love is about a whole lot more than a few dirty clothes . . . and, were you ever correct?! It’s about…
Why Your Wife Will Never Accept a Substitute for Your Heart

He was a workaholic and a sportsaholic when he wasn’t working. She waited. And then there was his beloved restoration project of that ‘65 Mustang. She smiled. “It looks nice” she would say . . . as she waited. Months went by of leaving home early, working late, and then working hard on that golf swing on…
Secure Wife – Insecure Wife . . . which one do you have?

Does the responsibility of bringing security to the marriage relationship go both ways? Is this a matter for husband and wife? Of course, yes. For the Christian husband, however, the Bible establishes him as holding an office of special responsibility before God for how he leads, nurtures, and cherishes his wife. Wives don’t get a…
Do You Have A Normal Christian Marriage? Is that Good or Bad?

Weddings and awkward moments aren’t supposed to go together but when the groom faints and falls on the pastor, the top tier of the cake lands on the floor, or the bride falls into the water . . . it’s awkward! . . . like at the wedding last week . . . I didn’t…
Should You Remove the Armor from Your Heart and Fully Forgive?

Real forgiveness in many marriages is in short supply these days . . . which makes sense because who in their right mind wants to set themselves up for having their heart stepped on . . . again? Have you ever struggled with forgiveness? Forgiving someone who has hurt you is unnatural. It doesn’t feel…
If Marriage Won’t Keep A Heart From Wandering, What Will?

Wandering . . . nothing is more natural to the undisciplined heart – and it doesn’t have to be the big stuff like porn or adultery. Many couples have found themselves on opposite sides of a canyon in their marriage for many lessor reasons. Oh, we’re still married. We’re not running headlong away from our…
The Secret Elite Golfers Know That Will Greatly Improve Your Marriage

He wasn’t a Samurai Warrior but in a one-one-one battle, with all his flailing at the ball on the driving range with that golf club, he would have done alright! With each irregular swing, with each divot behind the ball deeper than the last, the embarrassment and frustration grew until one day 20 years ago…
Are You Making This Easy-to-Avoid MARRIAGE MISTAKE? (small change – massive positive impact!)

Writing about marriage means you’ve basically got it all down and get it perfect every time . . . not a single marriage mistake, right? I think we all know the answer to that question! And, so it was, just a few days ago, I had to be reminded of something so basic, I laughed…