Category: Conversation
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10 Questions that Can Improve Connection on Thanksgiving
This is a seven years old post that I’m pulling out of my vault and defrosting just like you would a turkey! I hope it gives you something encouraging to focus on around the table rather than politics, the pandemic or other uncomfortable subjects. I know that many of you are busy shopping, cooking, cleaning, […]
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Love Language Gift Ideas for Your Spouse
Because Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, I wanted to turn my focus to romance and the power of giving just the right gift to each of our unique partners. I’d like to use Gary Chapman’s book, The Five Love Languages, as the basis for a Valentine’s Day gift-giving guide today. Start by […]
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How to Validate Your Spouse in the Conflicts of Marriage
Have you ever desperately wanted your spouse to validate your feelings but have been left feeling unheard, judged, or simply misunderstood instead? That’s because . . . [bctt tweet=”One primary way to open ourselves up with our spouses is to validate or acknowledge their feelings. And one primary way to shut their hearts down is […]
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How to Get Unstuck in a Sticky Conflict in Marriage
If you’re like me, you’ve let your mouth fly wide-open in times of conflict with your mate (or others), only to reveal the manipulative and prideful intentions behind your words. For me, these sticky situations erupt when I had the best of intentions, really. Ironically, I think my words will bring clarity and understanding to […]
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How to Avoid Letting Television Control Your Marriage
With the quarantines and social restrictions enacted due to the pandemic, television viewing in many families has been on the rise. According to research done by Comcast¹, Americans are viewing television 8 more hours per week than before the quarantines. That makes sense for safety’s sake but doesn’t make our marriages any safer. Far from […]
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How to Make Fall Fun with Your Spouse During COVID
Are you feeling a little too close for comfort in your marriage during these crazy COVID days? It wouldn’t surprise me in the least, especially with the divorce rate skyrocketing across the globe! I hate to admit it but I struggled at first with having my husband home all the time. He, on the other […]
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How Meaningful Connections Can Improve Your Marriage
In these crazy pandemic days, the divorce rate is soaring even though couples and families are spending more time together than ever before. On the surface, this can look deceptively like we’re more connected in marriage. But often these connections feel forced rather than feeling like meaningful connections that encourage true closeness. Meaningful connections involve […]
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How to Improve the Connection in Your Marriage
A good connection and closeness in marriage is always the desired goal, right? But in this time of an unrelenting quarantine, connection and closeness can sometimes feel less like holding hands and more like hand-cuffs! 😉 We have little to no time to pull away and experience other connections that help to fuel our desire to […]
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Do You Need to Trust Your Spouse More?
I’m writing this post to help you gain insight into how wise you’re being and how well you’re doing on trusting your spouse. It’s always necessary to have certain boundaries and biblical principles in mind when granting trust, especially if your spouse has consistently acted in untrustworthy ways. No where in Scripture does God expect […]
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How Time with God Can Improve Your Life and Marriage
Back when I was a young, stay-at-home mom of three sons, my personal Bible study and prayer time looked somewhat different than it does today. I remember realizing that the best window of time to be alone with God was while my sons were either napping and/or at school. Still, I had to know when […]
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