Tag: marriage

  • Kindness is key: marriage & parenting

    Kindness is key: marriage & parenting

    Last week I read a great article about the results of studying how happy couples interact with each other versus how couples in unhealthy relationships interact. You can read it in it’s entirety here. The article — and the findings within — fascinated me; I’ve always been interested in how people think and why they…

  • 10 Years: our anniversary

    10 Years: our anniversary

    Tomorrow is my 10th wedding anniversary. Ten years might not sound like a lot, really. And it isn’t when compared to many of our friends’ marriages, even friends our own age. But Ken and I realize the statistics are not in favor of our marriage working: we both come from divorced parents, we’re a blended…

  • How to Stay Friends with your Husband

    How to Stay Friends with your Husband

    My parents were married nearly 25 years before they divorced. As is almost always the case, there were many factors at play in their divorce, but I believe the biggest factor is that they’d grown apart. It’s normal for people to grow and change over the years, but it takes intentional effort to grow together….

  • 7 Ways to Make Your Words Mean More

    7 Ways to Make Your Words Mean More

    Years ago I went through a time in my life when stress and emotional pain made me want to spew hurtful words. With a whole lot of prayer and verse-memorizing, I succeeded in taming my tongue, but now it’s time to take my words to a new level: not-hurtful is not good enough. My words…

  • Marriage Posts from Around the Web

    I love my husband! But life is, well… life, and it’s great to have a few reminders of how and why to keep things fresh in our marriage. I know I’m not alone in this, so I’ve collected a few great links from around the web to share with you! Denise in Bloom reminds us…