One of the most common challenges in marriage is the “crazy cycle,” a term coined by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs in his book “Love and Respect.” You can get the book and workbook here. The crazy cycle is a pattern of negative communication and behavior that can lead to resentment and distance in a marriage. It… Read More How to Overcome the “Crazy Cycle” in Marriage
Waiting. In a world of instant gratification, waiting has become difficult for us as a whole. It seems like not long ago it took an entire day to download songs from the brand-new Internet. Now it takes less than a few seconds. My students struggle with the concept of waiting. From the time they were… Read More Anything Good is Worth Waiting For
Yep. It has been way, too, long since I posted anything on my blog. Here come the excuses… As a teacher, I deal with excuses on a daily basis. Many students use it as a way to leverage their mistakes in their favor. As for me, they are legit excuses. This past year (2022) we… Read More Getting Back in the Saddle
Back in the day, it was commonplace to have different roles in a marriage. We would see in our homes and on television what the gender roles were. Women would be at home and tend to the home and children, the men would go to work to provide for the family. It was often said… Read More What Is My Role In My Marriage?
When I was in my mid’20s, I was going through some internal turmoil. I was struggling with who I was as a wife. We didn’t have children yet and we were waiting patiently for our first bundle of joy to arrive. I was plagued by two thoughts. One was that I need to be a… Read More The Secret of Excellent Marriages
Even though it has been over 30 years since I met my husband for the first time, we still try to make time for just the two of us to be together. No distractions from our lives, our work, or our children. It’s just us. It seems to be common in our fast-paced society that… Read More Date Your Way to a Successful Marriage
I am going to step aside from my Lenten series on Building a Better Marriage to be a bit more personal. This has been a difficult one for me to write because I am putting my heart and soul into this posting. For as long as I can remember, and to this day, I am… Read More The Dark Side of Being a Do-Gooder
This past weekend I had it all planned out. It was Spring Break for our school. We had an extra 2 days off and I wasn’t going to do much except work on this blog and maybe some cleaning I have been putting off. Things changed. On Friday morning near lunchtime, I walked into our… Read More How to Bring Excitement Back Into Your Marriage
God desires for us to have an intimate relationship with another person. The first thing he said to Adam and Eve after He created them was, “Be fruitful and multiply.” Genesis 1:26-28 God wants us to have sex and enjoy the experience with our spouse. In this post, I will be talking about sex in… Read More 4 Pillars of Sexual Intimacy in a Marriage
To be life-giving in your marriage, there has to be forgiveness and reconciliation. This means there are going to be times you will have to be vulnerable and share whatever it is you need forgiveness for. If you need to forgive your spouse, you will have to be open to listening to them and to… Read More 3 Steps for Forgiveness and Healing in a Marriage