Category: Encouragement
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How Personal Passions Unite You as a Couple And WW Linkup
My husband and I have been working lately on a “dream that we share”—to lead marriage seminars together. We’ve done a lot of marriage small groups, as well as, mentoring and counseling through our church and some through my life-coaching, but we have only just recently put into action parts of that “shared dream.” I…
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A Tool for Recapturing Young Love
As many of you know, my oldest son, Jordan, recently married his sweetheart, Sarah, back in June. The joy and enthusiasm of their young love is proving to be very inspiring to me an oldie-wed. Since Sarah is a blogger, photographer, and videographer, my husband and I have lots of opportunities to witness their love…
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Push Out of Your Comfort Zone And WW Linkup!
I mentioned during week one of the “Triple C” challenge that I wanted to gradually make each week in this challenge a bit more vulnerable—pushing you ever-so-slightly out of your comfort zone. So far I believe I’ve kept the challenges fairly safe and mild. But this week it’s time to ramp it up a tad.…
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How Small Acts of Love Transform Your Heart And WW Linkup
When we first get married, connecting with our spouse almost always feels as natural as breathing. You feel compelled to connect because your emotions are so strong and vibrant for your bride or groom. You want to get to know everything there is to know about this mysterious person because, well, … you don’t know…
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How to Convince Your Spouse to Fight for Your Marriage
Sometimes a simple suggestion makes the biggest difference in life and marriage, especially when your marriage is in danger of collapsing. Aren’t you tired of trying to motivate your spouse to fight for your marriage? It can get rather frustrating for you and your mate. That’s because coming across as insistent can actually drive your…
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How to Affirm Your Mate Printable
It’s been quite a challenge to get back on track with the blog since vacationing and celebrating my son’s wedding. Add to that, my laptop has a major issue that has left several computer geeks stumped and you might understand why I’m taking yet another break from my Sloppy Joe Times. I will be back,…
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Why Confession is Worth the Risk! And WW Linkup!
I’m currently conducting a survey with men {or husbands in particular} that asks, What makes opening up and confessing to a mate or girlfriend so difficult? I only have a small number who’ve responded so far, but the answers to this one question have revealed a glaringly apparent fear of rejection. The sad fact is…
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Free Tribute Letter as Gift for Moms And WW Linkup!
It’s that time of year when we all think of ways to honor and give to the mothers in our lives, and that got me to thinking . . . What would I want as a gift from my sons? What would mean more to me than a physical gift?—although those are certainly nice and…
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4 Indicators that You Need a Date Night And WW Linkup
Today we are honored to have a guest post from Cassie of True Agape, who is also our host for this fine Wedded Wednesday! To find out more about Cassie and her blog, check out her bio below. If your life is anything like mine it can easily become very busy with to-do’s, events,…
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Good Marriages Require This One Thing! And Linkup!
It’s easy for me to sit here and give you tools and insights on how to communicate better with your spouse or have healthier expectations in marriage, but not really lay a solid foundation for you at all! There was this one thing that I did years ago and, continually do even now, that has…
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