One of the most difficult parts of marriage is agreeing how to discipline. When one parent is more lenient, and one is more harsh, often parents fail to back each other up, and instead form emotional bonds with the kids. Here's a situation that happened in our family recently: One of our daughters, who had been very compliant, hit puberty,... >Read More

Tags: better parenting, communication, different discipline styles, discipline, Family, FamilyLife, parenting, parenting essentials, resolving conflict, sheila wray gregoire, spouse, teens, values

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I meet many married women who love their husbands but don’t love sex. Their question is always the same: they want to know why. Is it the stress of marriage, children, work? Or could it be more than sheer exhaustion or waning libido?   Could it have something to do with the sex they had before they got married? After... >Read More

Tags: Barbara Wilson, challenges & conflicts, communication, FamilyLife Canada, intimacy, marriage, Men, rekindle love, relationships, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sex resources, sexual intimacy, sexual past, sexual problems, spouse, Women

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The things that draw us together when dating and getting to know each other are often the very things that cause conflicts a few years into marriage.  How do we embrace our differences? How can we love each other through the strengths and weaknesses our differences create? In our twenty plus years of marriage, finances have been always been an...... >Read More

Tags: beth scholes, challenges & conflict, commitment, communication, difference, FamilyLife Canada, finances, Fun, healthy marriage, marriage, Men, relationships, resolving conflict, sex and love, spouse, Women, work

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We’re all attached to our phones – they’re practically an extension of our arms. They are a part of our lives and checking them frequently can easily become a habit. Our phones are a way that we stay connected with people; however, if we aren’t careful they can disconnect us from the people we are actually spending time with.... >Read More

Tags: attention, Aubri Galano, cell phones, challenges & conflict, communication, Family, FamilyLife, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, intimacy, protecting your marriage, sex and love, spouse

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The other day the headlines read “Gold prices set record high”. I am all for investment when it gets me what I want. But if you are like me you didn’t jump on the gold band wagon soon enough and wish you had years ago. So I guess you can call me dumb for not investing sooner. But wait, I’m... >Read More

Tags: FamilyLife Canada, healthy marriage, love, marriage, marriage skills, neal black, relationships, sex and love, spouse, Time, tools investment, Weekend to Remember Conference

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I want to give a bit of balance to what I think is often misunderstood when it comes to marriage. Lots of marriage books, and especially certain Christian circles, really emphasize the idea that wives are pretty much solely responsible for a husband's sexual satisfaction. They should understand that it is a need that he has, and thus they... >Read More

Tags: Culture, husband, intimacy, marriage, Men, needs and wants, relationship, romance, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sexual problems, sheila wray gregoire, spouse, submission, wife, wives, Women, World

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In the Christian wife/Mommy blogosphere, a lot of patterns are evident.  Many of us who write give very similar advice. Rely on God. Focus on being the best wife you can be, not on changing your husband. Care for your marriage & kids first. Create a nice home. These things are all true, and I hope that people can... >Read More

Tags: alone, Family, help, marriage, relationships, sex resources, sexual desire, Shelia Wray Gregoire, spouse

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