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5 Texts You Should Send Your Spouse
1. I liked the way you … yesterday. They say it takes seven positive statements to make up for one negative. So we need to be sharing encouraging words with our spouses whenever we get the chance. And since most of us don’t see our spouses during the day, what a lovely way to brighten…
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5 Texts You Should Never Send Your Spouse
This past weekend, my husband and I had the privilege of attending our church’s annual marriage retreat. Our guest speaker was Doug Fields,* an amazing communicator and family man. He reminded us that technology has connected us with our world, while very often disconnecting us from our spouses. So in that spirit, here’s my advice…
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Wedded Wednesday – Vulnerabilities in Marriage
I’ve been there. I’m certain you have too … standing at the end of a good long stretch of going without, straining to see if what we want and need is off in the distance. But it either seems out of reach or is withheld like some cruel joke. Any prolonged deprivation of a…
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Love Makes a Family
We talk about waiting on God A LOT around here at Messy Marriage because, frankly, this life is full of “waiting on God.” And as I’ve mentioned before, God very often does His greatest work in our lives when we wait on Him, and this could never be more true than in the lives of…
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Winner of iTunes Giveaway!
I have to say that our very first Wedded Wednesday got off to a great start! And I have all of you Messy Marriage readers and fellow bloggers out there to thank for that! But without further adieu … I’m so happy to announce that after using the random number generator the winner of our…
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Wedded Wednesday Link-up and Giveaway!
Since this is our very first Wedded Wednesday, I wanted to make it extra special by also including a giveaway! Yaaaayyyy! Now I know it’s getting close to Valentines Day and around my house, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach! So I just happened to come across a yummy and “skinny”…
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Why I Didn’t Leave My Husband
My husband and I are leading a marriage group through our church, using the book, Intimate Encounters. In the first chapter you’re asked to complete a marriage inventory that reveals how strong you are in specific areas of your marriage. It wasn’t a surprise to me that our strongest area is and has always been…
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5 Tips to Pray More Effectively for Your Spouse
Does this seem like a “no-brainer”? Well, it is and it isn’t. I’m sure many of you are praying for your spouse and marriage daily, and that’s wonderful!Keep it up! But what if you could pray more effectively? Would you be interested in finding out how? Then read on … Tip One – Thank God…
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Do You Have a "Wait" Problem?
Yeah, it’s a new year and we’re all trying to get rid of those pesky pounds we’ve put on over the holidays, but that’s not the “wait” problem I’m talking about today. No, I’m talking about my inability to trust God when I don’t have the answers that I think I should. And believe me,…
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Why Your Resolutions Aren’t Working
If you’re living in a messy marriage (and who isn’t to some degree or another?), you probably want change, at least for the better. Problem is, you might want that change to occur in your spouse rather than strapping the load to your own back. Mistake Number 1 – Expecting your marriage to get better…
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