Positive & Uplifting
Have you ever wanted to know how to evaluate the health of your marriage? There are two simple filters that reveal the “spiritual temperature” of your relationship. You can get an accurate view of how your marriage is doing from a biblical perspective. You can see how you’re doing emotionally and spiritually simply by looking at…
An op-ed piece in the New York Times entitled “Till Children Do Us Part,” seems to suggest that being a parent can be hazardous to marriage. “Over the past two decades many researchers have concluded that 3’s a crowd when it comes to marital satisfaction. More than 25 separate studies have established that marital quality drops,…
If you receive a wedding invitation – put the RSVP in the mail the day you get it. You know if you’re going or not. You may be waiting for those replies to come in for your spring or summer wedding like I am and I have to say…getting married this time is so different. I had a beautiful wedding when my late husband and I got…
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Susie Larson and Arlene Pellicane unpack strategies for choosing joy and building a fruitful marriage.
There is a list in my mind of my favorite things to read. Those things that make me smile, as I read and think about the words before me. One of those things is a recipe in my grandma’s handwriting. Raising six kids, grandma knew her way around the kitchen and was able to keep everyone’s tummy full of good things. Holidays were special…
If you made a New Year Resolution this year {there’s a 55% chance you did} there’s a 1-in-3 chance that your resolve didn’t last past January. Often, that’s because the goals aren’t clear or measurable, or there’s no strategy for getting there. I have something that might help – even…
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Arlene Pelicane talks about how to make your marriage happier.
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Leslie Vernick helps us intercede for our spouses when it isn't easy.
If you grew up during the 1990’s, you might recall one of the “hottest” romantic movies of that era—Jerry Maguire. For those of us who’ve seen the movie, who can forget the cheesy, lovey-dovey line delivered by none other than Tom Cruise? During what may be the movie’s most memorable scene, Tom Cruise enters, looks intently at Rene…
Valentines Day will be here before you know it! While some anticipate the day with great excitement, others shy away from the day, or would even prefer to forget the whole thing. I’ll never forget my biggest Valentines Day fail. It so happened that my wife was on a pretty strict diet that year—so chocolates was out. In addition, my wife…
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