Marriage Challenges

Marriage + Challenges go hand and hand. Life brings about challenges so just know when you add someone to your life challenges will still be there, but how do you handle challenges? This week in our household, we have faced a broken water heater, teenager issues & a grandbaby in the hospital. This all happened [...]

It’s how you Act that matters

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“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react, that matters.” ©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women We all are involved in situations that will test our communication & responsive skills. It’s how we act that determines the outcome. We all have the ability to control our own actions. The world will try to [...]

Stinking thinking

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We all know that our words form our thoughts & influence our actions. So why are you still thinking negative? Why negative words are constantly flowing off your tongue? WHY? If you are constantly thinking your spouse is a louse then everything they do will be lousy in your eyes. No matter how hard they [...]

Tone & Pitch

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Tone & pitch (T&P)- Communication is very important in marriage but T&P is equally important. Your T&P can diffuse or infuse a situation especially when talking about a difficult situation. A high pitch & a demeaning tone will only cause your spouse to go on the defensive & the convo will take an ugly turn [...]

Forgive & Move On

So you guys just had a major disagreement. You mad. Your spouse mad. In the midst of the tension your spouse apologize but you are so hurt, how do you forgive and move on? Forgiving It’s really hard to let thins go when you feel like the victim. You just may be the victim but [...]

Closure in marriage

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It’s so hard to just let things go. Why do we think we need to know everything? Have answers to all the questions in our head? In marriage, there will be a time or two that you and your spouse will not see eye to eye. The discussion can get heated & sway from the [...]

Marriage and the Turkey

Gobble Gobble! That is sound of the Thanksgiving turkey. The holiday is here so you know what that means: your to do list gets longer and your days are busier. With the longer days and busier to do list, means that we must be mindful of our interactions with our spouse. Some relationships are hit [...]

Communicate differently

Communicating with our spouse is a daily task. Effective communication is a little harder. We are quick to say we are communicating with our spouse because we have talked to them via phone; however, how effective was that? We challenge you to find other ways to communicate. Watch this short video on Communicating differently: 5 [...]

I’m Mad He’s Mad

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I’m mad. He’s mad. We both are talking but no one is listening. Can you relate to that scenario? The hubby & I use to have heated disagreements (we still have disagreements they are not heated anymore). They would go on & on (seemed like hours). I would get all emotional & start saying how [...]

Planning Your Marriage

Think about this: what if you planned your marriage with the same intensity you had when planning your wedding? Remember all the planning & asking all the important questions to ensure that your big day was a success! If we would just use that methodology toward our marriage a lot of the surprises wouldn’t be [...]

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