Category: Prayer
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2 Key Ways to Breakthrough to Hope in Your Marriage and Life
There have been times in my marriage when I either desperately wanted to escape my marriage problems or I yearned for a breakthrough. I naively used to think that the best way to breakthrough my marriage problems (any problems) was by improving communication or by understanding my and my husband’s baggage. But I’ve come to…
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How a Faulty Worship Focus Can Hurt Your Marriage
Today my guest and newfound friend Kevin Taylor exposes a faulty focus related to worship that keeps God from being on the throne of a husband’s heart. Our lives and marriages—for both husbands and wives—will continue to fail, without making this essential shift! Find out more about Kevin below, including checking out his blog. When…
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5 Verses and Prayers that Will Bless Your Marriage
When Rev and I are enjoying moments of marital bliss, I don’t want to change a thing. But when, on those rare occasions, our conversations have been strained and we’ve had trouble connecting … we needed help. Whether it has been our job challenges, kid problems, the stresses or busyness of life … whatever was going…
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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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The Difference Between Tolerating and Overlooking an Offense
In a day and age that cries out for tolerance, the idea of “tolerating our spouses” can easily seep into our mindset in marriage as well. At least, it did for my marriage! This notion sounds so noble and even Christlike on the surface. In fact, there’s one verse in particular that seems to support…
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4 Ways to Get a Clean Slate in Life and Marriage
I don’t know about you, but I’m a workaholic. And that applies to my marriage as well—always finding some way to clean up or spruce up what needs attention. That can be good. But today I want to talk about how doing too much in our own strength can derail us. After all, spring-cleaning our…
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How to Clean Up Nitpicking Imperfections in Your Spouse
Today, I’m excited to be joined by my next guest blogger in the “Spring Clean Your Marriage” series, Carmen Brown. Her story will move you in powerful ways to see the destructiveness of nitpicking your spouse’s imperfections! See her bio below to find out more about her and her ministry. I was alone in my…
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7 Ways to Clean Up Being Disrespectful to Your Spouse
Recently, I was disrespectful to my husband while we were at our small group Bible study, of all places! It was just that the direction my husband was taking during our discussion just got under my skin. So I sat there stewing—thinking of what I would say to him later in a private moment. Apparently,…
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5 Tips for When You Undermine Your Spouse’s Parenting
I’m excited to continue my “Spring Clean Your Marriage” Series with my next guest blogger, Aimee Imbeau. See her bio below to find the link to her site and, then be sure to connect with her on social media as well. I had a choice to make…and only moments in which to make the best…
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Are You a More Perfectionistic or Realistic Spouse? Take the Quiz!
My husband and I are both perfectionists—meaning we have double trouble when it comes to being realistic in our marriage. No wonder we had a very messy start and still dip into messy moments more often than I’d like to admit! 😉 And maybe, if you’re a perfectionist like us, you chant these words to…
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