With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays the children, friends and relatives often get all the attention and the spouses are left out in the cold. Celebrate this Christmas with 12 days of romance. On the first day of Christmas - Buy your mate one box of their favorite cereal and lace it with lots of “prizes.” Throw... >Read More

Tags: Christmas, Culture, friendship, healthy, improving your marriage, marriage, Men, Michael Webb, priorities, protecting your marriage, romance, sex and love, values, Women

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Did you realize that the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the time spouses and family members are most ignored? Why? We get so busy doing things for our families that we don't take the time to spend with them. So take a few moments and express your devotion to each other. Are you mutually devoted? Then declare it! There... >Read More

Tags: Christmas, Claudia Arp, commitment, communication, David Arp, Family, forgiveness, healthy marriage, intimacy, marriage, Men, priorities, protecting your marriage, sex and love, Thanksgiving, values, Women, women and men

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If you've been married for more than a couple of days you've probably already figured out that communication in marriage is really important.  Being intentional about the way you communicate with your spouse sets a firm foundation for a solid relationship. The same rules apply when it comes to using Facebook once you're married.  Facebook is...... >Read More

Tags: communication, Facebook, Family, family values, FamilyLife Favs, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, issues, Jason & Kelli Krafsky, newlywed, priorities, protecting your marriage, re-marriage, resolving conflict

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You changed your relationship status to “engaged.”  You posted status updates and pictures about every detail leading up to, during, and after popping the big question. You have filled news feeds with notices of each and every one of 136 different wedding-related Facebook pages you now like. We get it, you’re tying the knot! Want some...... >Read More

Tags: communication, engaged, Facebook, healthy marriage, in laws, newlywed, priorities, protecting your marriage, values

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1. Make and keep eye contact. Few things assure your loved one that you are listening closely more than making eye contact. Without making it seem like you are staring through her, lock your eyes on hers and listen to what she has to say. 2.  Cease all other activity. When your loved one wants to talk to you-when she... >Read More

Tags: communication, Dr. Gary Smalley, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, intimacy, Men, protecting your marriage, relationships, sex and love, wives, Women, women and men

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Human behavior suggests that people are “hard-wired" to retaliate when they have been hurt by another person.  Our pride or self-esteem is injured. Our expectations or dreams are disappointed.  We lose something very valuable to us.  We want recompense for the damages. But there are other resistances which block our motivation to forgive. ...... >Read More

Tags: advice, becoming a christian, challenges & conflict, challenges & conflicts, commitment, faith & spirituality, forgiveness, friendship, growing in your faith, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, LIFE, lynette hoy, marriage, Men, protecting your marriage, relationships, resolving conflict, Women

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Commuting with four carpool buddies offers ample opportunity to chew the fat, so one day I posed the question:  What’s the difference between commitment and faithfulness? After a few rounds of debate the jury was in:  Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives; faithfulness is the practice of doing so. That said, let’s...... >Read More

Tags: bill strom, commitment, communication, family values, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, marriage, Men, priorities, protecting your marriage, sex and love, Women, women and men

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