Category: Emotions
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How to Deal with Unwanted and Lingering ‘Grief’ this Christmas
Christmas time can be a time to make and remember sweet memories even as it also triggers grief because of those very memories or lost opportunities. Typically, this is because of the loss of loved ones either because they died near Christmas long ago or because it’s one of your first Christmases without them. Sometimes […]
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How to Get Results by Praying Through Scripture with Journaling
Sometimes we try to do too much before or instead of praying through a problem. As you might imagine, that typically makes the problem much worse! 😉 However, most of us don’t really take either of these tacks. Most of us do too much, while ALSO praying about it. Then when we grow tired and […]
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10 Inspiring Ways Troubles Can Be Used to Ignite Joy
I remember the moment like it was yesterday—the day I recognized the unbreakable link between troubles and joy. Ironically, that day and moment happened more than 20 years ago. 😉 My husband had just been called to pastor a church. And we were so excited to get started on that new journey. During those first […]
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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 Complain and Gain Peace and Perspective
Are you one of those people who works hard to declutter your closets and cabinets when the New Year rolls around? With the pandemic, many have been doing this all year long. Sadly, I cannot be counted among the many ranks of organizers out there, decluttering their houses. Don’t get me wrong. It’s something my […]
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How to Stop Hiding and Improve Your Life and Marriage
When I was a little girl, my way of dealing with sadness or the sins I had committed was to crawl under my bed and hide. This provided a soothing escape among the dark shadows that seemed to mirror my state of mind. No one but the shoes next to my head knew the tears […]
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How Certain Strong Desires Make You Vulnerable to Satan
Is there an unmet desire or two that’s frustrating you in marriage? Maybe you want to reply, “Can you listen for an hour or two?!” At one point, this was my perspective too! 😉 Almost ALL of my marriage messes were and are due to my desires either clashing with my husband’s desires or allowing […]
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How to Battle Strong in Times of Spiritual Warfare
Whether you believe it or not, spiritual warfare is waging all around us in the unseen spiritual realm. In these battles, Satan and his evil forces seem especially intent on attacking and dividing our marriages. At least, that’s been my perspective and experience. Because of that, I’ve decided to share some biblical insights at MM, […]
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How to Understand Emotional Differences in Marriage Using the Bible
As women, God made us special. We are uniquely designed with different emotional makeup than a man. Why do you think God made a woman for Adam instead of creating another Adam for Adam? He created a woman for Adam because Adam needed something different than himself. Men and women are different because God made […]
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How Forgiving are You? Take the Inventory to Find Out!
Years ago, I grew very interested in the subject of forgiveness, mostly because I realized how much I needed it in my marriage! So I committed to continuing education and training, as well as applying the principles to my own life with God’s help. This not only profited me with a new coaching niche, but […]
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