By Jean-Paul & Suzanne Balmet, Contributing Writers Read Part 1 of this series here. How do you make your marriage be of first importance, a priority, above your work? Does your work define you? When you meet someone new, is your primary description of yourself what you do for a living? We wear many hats as… Read More
By Jean-Paul & Suzanne Balmet, Contributing Writers When we first get married, we only have eyes for one another. Hours get lost when we stare into each others eyes and we are always thinking of how we can serve our spouse…But then weeks, months, & years slip by and we no longer think of our… Read More
By Tammy Skipper, Contributing Writer Have you ever finished speaking to your spouse and had the sudden realization… that you were nagging? After nineteen years of marriage, I would be lying if I said I hadn’t done it myself. I wish I’d learned even earlier in our relationship how to recognize it and how to communicate… Read More
By Michael Griffith, Contributing Writer “Now concerning matters about which you wrote, “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights,… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer When I thought about writing on the topic of keeping your marriage strong during trials, I thought, “Yeah, that has my name written ALL. OVER. IT! My man and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage next month. Awe, doesn’t that sound wonderful in today’s society? Well, here’s the… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer New Year’s Resolutions… I’m not too fond of making them, but what I am fond of is looking at a New Year with a fresh start. And sometimes that’s exactly what a marriage needs… A ‘Do-Over’. I believe every couple should take a step back and look at their marriage and… Read More
By Rachel O’Neill, Contributing Writer “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 Carefully crafting New Year’s Resolutions is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. I love to sit down and review my life-… Read More
Romance is a big part of marriage, and can be a very enjoyable part at that. But it often seems to wither and perhaps even die as the years go on, and you and your spouse just don’t treat each other the way you did when you were dating. It seems that romance can be… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer We sat across the table chatting one night and that’s when he asked me… “Why do you respect me even when I don’t deserve your respect?” “After all, I’m lazy.” “I leave my stuff out all over the place.” “And I don’t do enough for you and our family.”… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer On December 19, 1997, on a sandy beach in Southern California, my Beloved etched words in the sand asking me to be his wife. With an overwhelming love for him, I said yes! I knew at that moment that God handed me, sinful, vile me, a beautiful gift that I was… Read More
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