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Today isn’t for the married girls. And since I’m guessing that is who usually reads my stuff, I’m hoping you’ll relate to this…and then forward it to your favorite single girlfriend. Particularly that girlfriend who’s living with her man. I was that girl. Twenty-one years old and only one year into my career as a [...]
via there’s a common quarrel in the home of a married pair. it usually originates from a seemingly miniscule detail, but ends up encompassing an entire time together. he “just doesn’t understand,” and ”she is just never satisfied,” and both just get so tired… today i’m going to bring up the fact [...]
via When Aaron and I first got married I had an older woman in the church give me some advice that I wasn’t sure about at first, but tucked it away in my brain thinking that it might be necessary later in life. She told me that I needed to look nice for my husband, [...]
One of the best bits of advice given to me as a mother was to “catch your kids doing right” – positive reinforcement. So often we catch them doing wrong and are quick to point out their mistakes, but it is just as important, if not more important, to be on the lookout for that [...]
With the upcoming birth of our first child, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how the baby will affect my marriage. This line of thinking got me wondering, what are some ways that we can branch out of our comfort zones and bless our spouses today? I came up with these three [...]
Toxins creep into our bodies. We don’t willingly or knowingly invite them in. We don’t pick up a big bottle that says “TOXIC” across the front and take a swig. They come in through our food, through the air, through environments. They creep. They seep. There are some toxins that do the same creeping and [...]
Hello FLT readers! Have you noticed I’ve been gone from Marriage Matters? Well, I had my own bit of March Madness this year! I’m calling it “My Beautiful Disaster”. Beautiful….started labor on the afternoon of March 5th, one day past by due date after a wonderful day of walking the mall and a one-hour massage [...]
I guess I’m on the hook to share “the with”. Not that there’s any pressure or anything. I’m only the husband of the 72 hour club creator and FLT author, Danielle, and my answer is expected to fall in-line . However, I think I will go in a different direction. There was a time in [...]
I was putting the dishes away, scrubbing the kitchen counters, tidying up the house. I imagined the smile on Nathan’s face. How relaxed and thankful he would be when he came home. “The house looks great, hon.” His exact words, every time. Bursting with gratitude and love. I smiled to myself, and told [...]
I am a Christian man fully devoted to loving his wife as Christ loved the church – giving, serving, sacrificing, and completely committed to her best and highest good. To read about The 72 Hour Club and that Christian women are realizing the legitimacy of their husband’s sexual needs, as well as the personal benefits [...]
In my last post, I talked about going through seasons in your marriage that are truly trying and waiting on God to bring you through those hard time. I was humbled by the sweet and honest comments in which many expressed that they too are going through or have gone through these dry spells in [...]
My husband and I are helping start a ministry in our church for parents who are currently going through the adoption process. We have plans to adopt a child in the semi near future, so being a part of this ministry and doing life with like minded couples has been such a blessing. [...]
