Mostly no one gets married thinking about sickness. We take the vow of “In sickness and in health” but let’s be honest, almost no one is thinking about sickness. Oh sure, there might be an occasional cold or flu and maybe they’ll have bouts of allergy attacks but “sickness” real sickness, not likely. Our hopes […]
Your husband offers to go to the grocery store to get eggs for you so that you can make the cupcakes you need for the party. He’s gone for over an hour and, when he returns he’s bought Danishes, ciabatta rolls, salami, Almond milk, focaccia pizza, and Junior mints. He puts the groceries on the […]
Today is my wedding anniversary. You’re too young, they said. You’re making a mistake, they said. You don’t know what love is, they said. It’s harder than you think, they said. You’ll destroy your life, they said. He’ll never change, they said. And here we are 40 plus years later and we are still happily […]
Enjoy this guest post by Dr. Jim Burns today. It’s so good. As the president of HomeWord, Jim is one of the leading experts on marriage and family, and if it’s HomeWord you know it’s going to be good. “Truth in Relationships” Quiz by Dr. Jim Burns Why is it that some marriages die while others […]
I never met Riley Boatman. He moved on to heaven from COVID before I had the blessing of getting to know him. But my dear friend, Linda Boatman was his wife, and if he was anything like her—and I suspect he was—he had to be a delightful, inspiring, and joy-filled man. One who encouraged and […]
Some days I can get so focused on me and over consume with the pressures life throws at me. Some days I almost forget there is another person in my life—a husband. A husband who I vowed to love and cherish and adore. A husband who is oh-so-good to me and yet some days I […]
In the early years of our marriage my husband and I would do things to try and connect to each other. Sometimes these attempts at reaching toward one another would result in fights. One of us would try to connect and we would connect but it would go sideways and turn into fighting connecting. Not […]
Sometimes I choose to say and do the most destructive things. It all started with being really excited. One of my grandkids has a birthday coming up, and I found the perfect gift. Instead of ordering it myself I wanted to share the thrill with my husband—I didn’t just send him the one perfect gift—I […]
I read this post from HomeWord and thought just HAVE TO share it. This made so much sense and really hits home with our culture… Busy = Something is Usually Broken by Doug Fields I recently had the privilege to speak to several hundred couples at our Refreshing Your Marriage conference. Without a doubt, the number […]
Following one’s husband can be a hot topic for many women—whether Christian or not. Most women want a strong and capable man who they can do life with. But what if you are married and the idea of “being subject” to your husband just turns your stomach? I get it. We as women are smart. […]
