For many of us, being independent with finances is an easy thing to do. After all, it's easy to figure out who is spending your money when it's just you depositing and withdrawing the funds. It's easy to set a budget when there is only one person to consider. But what happens when another person is added to the equation? What can we do as married couples to get on the same page with finances? 4 Ways For Married Couples to Get on The Same Page Continue Reading
The Dare to Love Your Children Unconditionally
Have You Ever Been Dared? Or perhaps you've been double-dog dared? Well either way, if you are anything like us, when someone challenges us to do something to better ourselves as a person (and in this case, a parent) we are game! Today we are going to share with you a resource that we ran into several years ago that keep blessing our family year after year. The Love Dare for Parents Have you ever heard of the popular best selling book The Love Continue Reading
Why Do I Love My Husband?
Why do I love my husband? Let me count the ways! Perhaps it is the gentle way that he touches my face when I have traveled life's long, hard roads. At the very touch of his gentle hand comes the never ending flow of goodness and peace that only God can give. Or maybe it's the way he has fervently prayed over our family for the past 15 years. He rises before the sun even thinks of rising and walks the floors of our house declaring God's Continue Reading
5 Ways to Honor Your Spouse When You Don't Feel Like It
If we are being honest with ourselves – there are times in marriage that we simply do not feel like honoring our spouse. So what do we do when we don’t feel like honoring our spouse? We honor them anyway! Here are 5 ways to honor your spouse in those oh-so-hard moments when our flesh is rising up: 1. Take a deep breath and pray. This might seem a bit too simple, but it’s not. This actually presents quite a challenge in the times when Continue Reading
Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak
Do you listen to your spouse? My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. {James 1:19-20 NIV} This has to be one of our favorite scriptures pertaining to effective, healthy communication in marriage (or any other relationship). This scripture contains essential keys that give us the ability to Continue Reading