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How to Be Generous Instead of Selfish in Your Marriage
I just knew that looking into this week’s focus—selfishness—would hurt! That’s because, when push comes to shove, I’ve often chosen to be selfish rather than generous with my mate. It would be easy for me to point to my upbringing as the somewhat spoiled youngest in my family. My parents yielded to my way an…
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4 Reasons Why We Deceive and How to be More Honest
I’m hooked on the TV show “The Good Doctor.” Part of its appeal for me is the way Freddie Highmore’s character—as a surgeon with autism—is so extremely honest. He cannot pretend he feels a certain way when he doesn’t like most of us can and often do daily. 😉 Although this can get him in…
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How to Live Out God’s Word in a Difficult Marriage
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from my blogging friend, Jana Carlson, who will be guiding us on how to use God’s Word in the difficult moments of marriage. And who hasn’t hit one of those?! Be sure to welcome her with lots of engagement and encouragement! The day after the dreaded “D…
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Find Out How to Improve Faithfulness in Your Marriage
Anyone whose marriage has been rocked by an affair certainly knows the monumental need for faithfulness. But there are a lot of ways we can be faithful (or unfaithful) to our mates other than sexually. Though that’s certainly a foundational way! I’ll be broadening the idea of unfaithfulness to any way that we show devotion,…
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How I’m Overcoming Arguing AND Not Planning for the Future!
I’m extending last week’s focus on forgiveness for another week since it’s such an important topic! Besides, I’ve got two other posts I want to highlight for you this week. One has to do with my tendency to argue, which certainly dovetails nicely with forgiveness. And the other one has to do with planning for…
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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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How Much Humility Are You Living Out in Your Life and Marriage?
Humility is one of those incredibly important character qualities we need in life and, especially, in marriage. Unfortunately, many often misunderstand what humility involves. Rick Warren helps to clarify this issue, saying . . . “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” Aside from the fact that God commands that…
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What Your Attitude about Yourself Reveals about Your Marriage
When discouragement hits me in life and marriage, it’s often due to blindspots and problems I’ve been in denial about in my own life. That’s when it becomes easy to blame my husband for the tension and pain I’m feeling. But that only makes the situation worse! If any of us want to head in…
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How to Gain Insight—Improving Your Life and Marriage
I couldn’t resist choosing my “one-word” based on the year we’ve just entered—2020! I’m considering this to be an important reminder from the Lord to pursue greater insight in the new year. And though I cannot improve my own faulty eye vision, I can improve my insight into God, myself, my spouse, and my marriage.…
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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 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 it…
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