Tag: Holidays

• How Your Marriage Can Relieve Stress During the Holidays

  

  I don’t know about you, but most couples often feel overwhelmed and stressed to.the.max by the demands that Christmas can bring. With that in mind, I’d like to share some principles from Scripture that can lessen our stress with love—“married love” to be precise. I will be basing my thoughts on one day’s notes taken…

  BethSteffaniak

  December 10, 2017

  Affection, Affirmation, Bonding, Communication, Connection, Dates with Mates, Encouragement, Friendship, Intimacy, Love, Love Strong Series, Marriage, Marriage Spark, Positive Focus, Priorities, Relief, Romance, Sex & Sexuality, Stress

  Bonding, Connection, Dates with Mates, Dating, Holidays, Intimacy, Love, Love Making, Marriage, Passion, Sex, Stress

• 2 Important Ways to Love the ‘Turkey’ at Your Table

  

  I don’t know about you, but I’ve both loved and hated the family gatherings that come with Thanksgiving or other holiday celebrations. Typically, this is because of the work that leaves me and so many others I love stressed. But sometimes the stress come from awkward and friction-filled, even resentment-laden, relationships that we have with…

  BethSteffaniak

  November 19, 2017

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  Anger, Conflict, Faith in God, Forgiveness, Holidays, Love, Prayer, Resentments, Stress, Thanksgiving

• 3 Important Questions to Ask when Holiday Stress Looms

  

  Nearly twenty years ago, I journaled about a holiday moment in my life that was filled with more stress than love. On this particular occasion, I was worn-down by trying to do too much decorating, shopping, cleaning, cooking and entertaining. At that time, my husband wasn’t as involved in helping me with those kinds of…

  BethSteffaniak

  November 8, 2017

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  Holidays, Love, Love for God, Motherhood, Parenthood, Priorities, Stress

• 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

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