What If … You Tried It Just For A Day

If you’ve been around my blog any time at all, you know that the 30 Day Wife and 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenges have been important to me this year.
I see marriages in crisis all around me, and this is my effort to help strengthen those marriages that haven’t gotten to the “Where do we [...]

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Marriage, Like Home, Should be a Place of Sanctuary

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I know it’s not Monday, and I had every intention of participating in this month’s Marriage Monday, but Thanksgiving threw me for a loop.
This excerpt is from Andrea at Embracing Him.  She did an excellent job of summing up how marriage should be a shelter, a safe-haven, a sanctuary for both husband and wife.

A [...]

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Thinking About Divorce? Wait a Year

Thinking about divorce?  Every year of marriage comes with its own set of ups and downs, but studies indicate that years 2, 4, and 7 are critical years that need particular care and attention.
On your wedding day, it’s hard to believe that in 1 in 12 marriages ends after just 2 years.  That’s a whopping [...]

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15 Minutes to Strengthen Your Marriage

Men, this looks like a Company Girl’s post because of the little coffee cup above, but don’t click away just yet. This post is for both men and women, it just happens to follow an idea Rachel Anne at Home Sanctuary proposed earlier this week.
In making our homes a sanctuary, Rachel Anne suggested making a [...]

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What If … Today It All Goes Right?

I had planned to post another day of one of the 30 Day Challenges today, but thought it was time for a break – and time to offer something to those of you who aren’t doing the challenges (see 30 Day Challenges in the sidebar if you are interested).
I woke up [...]

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Fireproof Movie Review

If you are one of the thousands of people who saw Fireproof when it opened this weekend, you have already formed an opinion about it.  According to Fandango, 436 out of 630 reviews netted it a Must Go status.  (Update: as of 12:30pm on 9/30/08, the Fandango Must Go! reviews are 1966 out of 2288.)
Of the 16 [...]

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What if … We Heeded the Warning Signal?

The first Wednesday of every month, like clockwork, a long shrill siren sounds near my house. Because I am usually in the house at noon when the siren blows, it usually takes a minute for it to register. But once it registers, my first thought is usually, “Is that a siren?”
After that I look outside [...]

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Love is Patient

Sometimes by being patient we save ourselves as well as the person to whom the patience is extended.
In his book Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, recounts this story of patience in action.
My dad was usually a quiet, thoughtful man.  A scientist at heart and by training, Wilbur Dungy loved to be outside, enjoying the [...]

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When “I’m Sorry” Isn’t Enough

Have you heard the words “I’m sorry” from your mate but feel that it falls short of being all that you wanted or needed as a full apology?  Have you said “I’m sorry” to your mate but feel that he or she hasn’t quite forgiven you or isn’t as certain of your sincerity as you are?
Perhaps you or your [...]

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Apology: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

Next to “I love you,” I’m sorry” must be two of the hardest words in our vocabulary to say.
From a young age, few of us are eager to utter those words that can so quickly change the course of a conversation, keep a relationship in tact, or salvage a marriage that is in desperate need.
In [...]

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