Marriage

I know when I start feeling “wronged” by my husband, I start answering his questions with cold one-word answers, I shoot annoyed glares his way, and when he finally asks what is wrong I tend to angrily unload my frustration on him. So here are a few ideas of what not to do when you feel scorned by your significant other.

Do you ever use your moods to control your husband’s response?

Marriage isn’t about the big moments but the moments in between, the day to day. It’s the boring moments in between that make a break a marriage. It boils down to perspective.

Even though I was relieved that Beth was finally out of her pain from battling stage 4 cancer, my heart ached from the realization that after spending 37 years with her, I would never see her again – this side of heaven. I had no idea that this was just the beginning of my grieving process. The year of firsts was coming.

We have all been wounded in relationships at one time or another. Facing those wounds and healing from them is a critical step toward moving forward in our lives.

I may be thought of as old-fashioned, but I believe wives can serve their husbands with both joy and gratitude. But before you tune me out, or take offense at what I’m suggesting, please consider these 10 meaningful ways wives can serve their husbands (yes, serve!).

I began praying for my husband fourteen years ago. I wish I would’ve prayed the other fourteen. I would’ve been grateful instead of resentful of the man God gave me.

While no two marriages are alike and while what works for one couple isn’t practical for another, there are certain key elements at the core of successful marriages. Here is a brief look at 5 of those elements.

We can see that marriage is an intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life.

Sometimes your husband needs some extra effort on your part to be enticed and drawn toward you.

I have often said, “There must be a breakdown for there to be a breakthrough.” Here are some additional strategies that must take place to have a breakthrough in your marriage.