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Can Intimacy Survive the Trials of Parenting?
Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Those years can be a real threat to your marriage intimacy. Let's look at how we can make positive changes to ensure our marriage survives parenthood. God's word is clear, children are a blessing. From the moment we...
Find Freedom from Emotional Landmines in Life
Relationships can be challenging when we find we have "emotional landmines" in our lives. These emotional landmines are common. They develop from negative experiences in our life. Many of them start in our early years. Emotional Landmines can be found in areas of...
Five Things Your Marriage Cannot Do
There are at least five things your Marriage cannot do for you. Yet I find myself still hoping and expecting them in mine. Understanding the Five Things Your Marriage Cannot Do will improve your communication and help you focus on building a stronger relationship....
Why You Need More Self Awareness
For years I was comfortable with whom I was. I knew I had areas for personal growth, but I didn't see them as a big problem. I thought my personal issues were manageable. My sins were small, my beliefs were solid and my habits were normal. It was then that God...
Please God, Change My Spouse
In my marriage I regularly want to see God change my spouse. That's because I am strongly aware of the areas where she needs to change. And I believe that if she changes, then things will get much better in our relationship. Change My Spouse Dynamic But I need...
5 Marriage Tips My Granddogs Taught Me
Growing up, one of my earliest memories is of the two Great Danes we had. Sadly I thought they would make great horses and remember trying to ride them around the back yard. Finally, my dad took pity on them and bought me an old horse that slept all day. And the...
Foundations of Marriage Intimacy
As humans, created in the image of God, we are designed for intimacy. First with God and then with our spouse. So, where do we start with building intimacy? We could focus on spiritual intimacy, physical intimacy, emotional intimacy, recreational intimacy,...
Revive Your Struggling Marriage
Marriage Intimacy can be a daunting subject for struggling marriages. While we don't know your exact situation, we meet many couples have reached a place where their marriage is filled with distrust, anger and both spouses are feeling a sense of hopelessness. We...
Is Pursuing Marriage Intimacy Worth It?
For some of us, this question is non-sensical because we naturally believe there are benefits to marriage. But some of us are skeptics and wonder if this issue of Marriage Intimacy is really something to pursue. We have a lot of tasks and goals and priorities. ...
6 Ways to Transform Boredom in Marriage to Bliss
You see them. The couples, in public places, that look past each other most of the time. They sit silently in restaurants, checking their phones. There is no conversation. And in many cases have given up on trying to please each other or relate intimately. When...
Flirting with Your Spouse: An Essential Key to a Happier Marriage
I've been noticing that there is a lot of flirting in my marriage relationship, and it made me curious. I wondered. Where does our ability to flirt come from? Why is it so common in dating? Is flirting only good for young couples or does it help every couple? ...
The Dysfunctional Game of Pursuit in Marriage
Have you played "Pursuit" in your marriage? Not familiar with it? This is not the same as pursuing your spouse in a healthy way. Instead it stresses the marriage and it is a game that couples play without realizing it. We often play "games" with each other and...
Marriage Boredom?
One of the common situations in marriage is when we reach a point of boredom with each other. The causes can be complicated. Maybe it is because we are too busy, overwhelmed, feeding some addictive behavior or just worn down by life. Regardless, we don't feel...
Stop Lying to Yourself
For 30 years, I was controlled by my sinful anger. An anger that was continually expressed in my marriage toward Lou Ann. But I lied to myself. Sure, I realized I had a problem with anger, but wasn't ready to own my part in it. Being the logical type, I decided...
