Before marriage, romance often seems easy. Without kids, financial pressures, and annoying habits, keeping the spark alive feels effortless. But after marriage, spouses often stop courting and take one another for granted. If you and your mate have grown distant, rarely communicate on an intimate level, or spend more time with your children or friends [...]
A few months ago, I was running late one morning (not unusual) and needed to swap cars with Trish before I could head to my meeting. Trish called me and said, “Your car needed gas, so I am filling it up for you. Why don’t you meet me at Kroger and you can leave from [...]
God created marriage as the highest, most honored, and most intimate of all human relationships. When He said in Genesis 2:24, “They shall become one flesh,” He wasn’t just talking about the physical. In fact, in Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus affirmed marital oneness when he said, “. . . At the beginning the Creator made them [...]
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation began using pink ribbons in 1991, but the foundation took off in 1992 when Estee Lauder cosmetics teamed up with Self magazine to create an awareness campaign symbolized by pink ribbons. When you look around now, breast cancer awareness is everywhere! My recycling can has a pink [...]
I read an article online published by the Huffington Post by Elad Nahori who says he was swooning with burning passion when he met his wife, fell in love, and later took her hand at the altar. But he also writes, “I didn’t love my wife when I married her.” "This fire was burning in [...]
You know the feeling. You’ve spent several hours in the same room but neither of you have spoken a word. It’s the dreaded silent treatment. Was it something you said? Something you did? What was it this time? Conflict in marriage is inevitable. The key isn’t avoiding marriage problems but learning how to navigate them [...]
There are many ways to express love. You can buy gifts, give compliments, a pat on the back, or a heartfelt smile. All of these are valid expressions of love. But there is something that speaks even louder to the priority of relationship than any of these things. That’s why love is spelled T - [...]
Today's message by Susan Mathis will give you tools to keep intimacy alive in your relationship. She and her husband, Dale, have a passion to help couples develop healthier marriages. Dale and I recently went to Jimmy Evan’s marriage seminar, and though we have written books on marriage, even teach on marriage, we found it [...]
Remember how thrilling your dating days were? And what about those happy honeymoon memories? I bet you wished it would never end, right? Well, it really doesn’t. Though you may not be able to stay on the cruise or Caribbean island or in that cozy mountain cabin, and though you may have lots of commitments, kids, [...]
The best thing for your kids is for you to leave . . . for the night . . . with your spouse. We all love our kids and want what’s best for them. We sign them up for activities and sports, which is good. We want them to have time with friends, which is good. [...]
