Fun & Romantic At-Home Date Idea
You don’t need to leave the house to have a great date night! Here are a few creative ways to connect and have fun right at home: 1. Cook a Gourmet Meal TogetherPick a recipe you’ve never tried, turn on some music, and team up in the kitchen. Light some candles and enjoy your masterpiece…
Let’s Talk About Sex II
Sex can be many things but it’s not uncommon for couples to be frustrated, even disappointed. Like marriage, our culture and media leave us with an expectation that it will flow naturally and both will experience ecstasy. Last week we addressed being vulnerable and expressing what brings you pleasure and sharing your desires. Communication is…
Relationship Gardening
Relationships are like gardens. They need watering, pruning, and tending to remain lush. If you left a garden to grow on its own, it would become entangled and unkempt. The flowers may die while the weeds flourish. You need to water the plants and trim the weeds! A beautiful garden requires an investment of time…
The Look of Love
LOVE in marriage is more than a word that is tossed around between two people or used in the writing of vows. It’s not always a feeling of butterflies and rainbows. Lasting love is overlooking the selfish acts, believing the best, and being there for the good, bad and the ugly. We have a tendency…
Tune Up and Tune In
TUNE UP The heartstrings of marriage, like a guitar need to be regularly tuned. Before a guitarist plays a concert they tune the strings to make sure the tone is perfect. In the early days of marriage our spouse is listening for the right tone and the strings are tuned toward love and happiness. But…
Talk Less LISTEN more
God Gave Us Two Ears and One set of Lips for A Reason To Talk Less and Listen More! When we listen to our loved ones, we learn what is important to them. We need to pay attention and earnestly LISTEN to what they say. It may sound simple, but for most people, being a…
Memories – Value of Remembering
The strength of a family and marriage can often be found in the many memories that are created. A flashback to your earliest childhood memories for many of us was a reflection that took us back to a location, event, or moment in time. Those memories are the things that join hearts and lives together…
Kindness Glues Couples Together
Kindness (along with emotional stability) is the most important predictor of satisfaction and stability in a marriage according to Gottman’s Research. Kindness makes each partner feel cared for, understood, and validated—loved. The more we are kind to our loved ones the easier it becomes to be kinder to ourselves. Practicing kindness rarely ever goes wrong….
Hug it Out or Hug it In … Just Don’t Stop Hugging
We hug others when we’re excited, happy, sad, or trying to comfort. Hugging, makes us feel good! It turns out that hugging is proven to make us healthier and happier. WHY HUGS ARE IMPORTANT? Reduce Anxiety: Scientist (Association of Psychological Science) found that touch can reduce anxiety in people with low self-esteem. They found that…
Row, Row, Row Your Boat – Keep on ROWING
KEEP ON ROWING! Row, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream. Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream. You’ve probably heard this song before and you’re already singing it and dreaming about rowing a boat … THINK ABOUT … YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE ENJOYING A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON A ROW BOAT. The…