Marriage is Hard Seriously. It’s probably the most challenging relationship in my life. Between differences of opinion on just about every topic to frustrating little habits that irritate like a pebble in a shoe, day-to-day marriage life is generally not filled with sunshine and roses. Often, the days are filled …
Marriage Reality When I got married, I thought the world would always be right. I didn’t foresee any troubles and imaginged the rest of my marriage would be filled with hearts and flowers. Sure, other people had trouble in their marriage, but that wouldn’t happen to us. I mean, we …
The Scene It’s Friday night and I’m wearing a great sundress I bought on ThredUp. My hair is washed and curled. My nails are painted. I move to the kitchen to put on some strappy heels. They rarely get use any more but date night is a good time to …
I. Introduction My husband’s job has odd hours. He works in a hospital so his shift might be days, evenings, or overnights. He has some plans with our youngest at the end of the month, so in order to get a week off, he needs to work 9 days in …
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I’ve you’ve been married longer than say, two days, you know that marriage is hard. But I’m here to tell you that marriage is worth the effort! Marriage is hard I’ve been married nearly 29 years. It’s been amazing…and difficult. I know God wants the best for us and I …
Marriages over time My husband and I were married four years when I first felt it. I woke up, looked at him, and thought, “this is as good as it gets?” Don’t get me wrong, our marriage was fine. But I wanted more than fine. I wanted dazzling. and exciting. …
Millennials For quite a while we all heard jokes about Millennials. I even had a colleague get up at a faculty meeting and begin with a Millennial joke – we all laughed – to which he followed up, “I’m a Millennial. We’re your colleagues now. Stop making fun of us.” …
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Encouragement at home My husband works in a stressful job, as I’m sure yours does. He has managers and customers who all fuss at him for various reasons. When he gets home he’s just done. He is tired and stressed and generally not in a peaceful mood. My goal is …
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As we’ve seen, there are lots of ways to improve our marriage…but kissing may be the most fun! As an Affiliate and Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. 5 Love Languages The actions we’ve discussed are key to keeping our marriage fresh and …
Humor Not all humor is alike. And everyone has a different sense of humor. I’m a serious person by nature and I think that makes me pretty hard to please from a “funny” standpoint. Others, however, find humor in just about everything! So that means we need to know what …
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