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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Forgiveness in marriage can preserve our marriage and lead to a long lasting successful relationship.
In a previous post we talked about watering our marital garden to have greener grass – even greener than that on the other side of the fence! One of the watering strategies I previewed was being kind. I hear a lot about kindness lately. My son’s school focuses on one …
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Today begins the first of a five-part series on improving our marital communication for a successful marriage. These skills are all rooted in marital communication and foster positive ways to grow your marriage in a beautiful way. What does it mean to water our marital garden? What does watering our …
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So you want to have a successful marriage? You’ve come to the right place. 😀 Welcome to Write.Speak.Relate! I’m Andrea Towers Scott. I have a PhD in communication and family studies. I’ve been teaching successful communication skills and relationships for over 20 years. I’m so happy to be able to …