Category: Focus

• 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 […]

  BethSteffaniak

  November 8, 2020

  Accountability, Alienation, Bad Habits, Balance, Bible Study, Bible Study Tools, Bonding, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Connection, Conversation, Discouragement, Encouragement, Focus, Marriage, Negotiation, Out of Balance Series, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Practices, Togetherness, Vulnerability

  Bible Study, Boundaries, Connection, Conversation, Discussion, Negotiation, Prayer, Television, TV viewing

• How to Stop Being Controlled by Your Phone in Marriage

  

  Have you ever gotten angry with your spouse for constantly being distracted by their cell phone while you’re together? I’m not here to judge you if you have. Especially since I’ve gotten my nose out of joint over my husband’s phone usage a time or two. Worse still, I’ve been guilty of going overboard with […]

  BethSteffaniak

  November 1, 2020

  Accountability, Addictions, Alienation, Balance, Bible Study, Bible Study Tools, Boundaries, Christ-Centered, Communication, Connection, Control, Discouragement, Encouragement, Focus, Marriage, Negotiation, Out of Balance Series, Priorities, Self-awareness, Togetherness, Validation

  Balance, Boundaries, Cell Phone, Communication, Connection, Control, Focus, Marriage, Out of Balance, Phone, Respect, Togetherness, Validation

• How to Set and Keep a Realistic Marriage Goal in 2020

  

  The beginning of a new year is a prime time to not only reflect on personal goals, but is also a great time to go into the new year and create an even stronger marriage.  But if you’re like me, by the time the end of January rolls around (or before), you’ve forgotten exactly what […]

  BethSteffaniak

  January 6, 2020

  Accountability, Attitude, Change, Choices, Commitment, Focus, Marriage, Positive Focus, Priorities, Proactive, Realistic Expectations

  Accountability, Encouragement, Goal, Goal-setting, Improvement, Marriage, New Year’s Resolution, Realistic, Resolution

• Why You Should Avoid Being the ‘Best Version of Yourself’

  

  Have you heard the catchy slogan—be the “best version of yourself”? Author and motivational speaker Mathew Kelly was the one who came up with this motto and message. His upbeat focus has even penetrated the Christian mainstream—being encouraged in church services and between believers in the day-to-day.  I also heard this mantra mentioned in the […]

  BethSteffaniak

  January 9, 2018

  About Me, Attitude, Bible Study, Bible Study Tools, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Deception, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Focus, Forgiveness, Grace, Grow in Grace Series, Marriage, Peace, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Pride, Priorities, Salvation, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Truth

  Attitude, Best Version, Faith in God, Grace, New Years, One Word, Resolutions, Truth

• My Plan for Dealing with Stress During the Holidays

  

  With Halloween now out of the way, we run headlong into the busiest time of year, the holiday season. And even though the season culminates in the most beloved of days—Christmas—it often ends up causing more stress than inspiring joy, peace and love in our lives. In fact, I’m often tempted to be my “worst […]

  BethSteffaniak

  November 1, 2017

  About Me, Attitude, Bible Study, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Entitlement, Expectations, Focus, Love, Love for God, Love of God, Love Strong Series, Margin, Marriage, Positive Focus, Priorities, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Stress, Thankfulness

  Attitude, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, God’s Love, Holidays, Love, Stress

• 2 Reasons Why I Need ‘Filter’ to be My Word for 2017

  

  I have to admit something—I didn’t choose a word to focus on for 2016. I know you’re probably like, What??!! Are you kidding me? . . . What self-respecting Christian blogger doesn’t choose a word to focus on, be challenged by, and apply time-after-time all throughout the year? Well, apparently this one. 😦 #bloggerfail If […]

  BethSteffaniak

  January 7, 2017

  About Me, Accountability, Attitude, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Encouragement, Focus, Grace, Love, Love of God, Marriage, Negative Self-Talk, Positive Focus, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Truth

  Filter, Focus, Guard Mind, Perspective, Positive Focus, Word for 2017, Word for the year