It’s not uncommon to find couples that are dating to be holding hands, hugging or even just being close. I can remember many times walking down the Mall walkway and seeing young couples all over each other. Or even being out at dinner with my wife and seeing couples that are just having a little […]
“Is it possible that I could be doing certain things for the women I encounter each day, but I’m not doing them for my wife?” The short answer is YES, but let’s talk more about the reasons why this might be happening. (Photo by LightStock.com: Faith focused, Cheesy-Free Stock Photos) You don’t need to read […]
Do you ever find yourself having an issue that you just can’t seem to get resolved or find an answer to? I use to struggle with issues like that all the time and I still struggle with them on occasion. I started to find better and quicker resolutions when I realized I needed to take […]
For far too long, I had the following mentality in my marriage: “My spouse knows what I like and want, why won’t they do it for me?” After some years and experience in my marriage, this is my new and correct mentality: “I know what my spouse likes and needs, so I am going to […]
When Sunday morning rolls around, there’s nothing more frustrating than heading to a place where you don’t feel you add any value or get any value out of it. We can feel a yearning in our hearts to be at Church, but we have a hard time wanting to be there. (Photo by LightStock.com: Faith focused, […]
Imagine being at the grocery store and being really thirsty. You head over to the drink aisle and what do you see; hundreds of drink choices all at the tip of your fingers. Your initial reaction is joy, but it slowly fades as you wonder what will quench your thirst. Which drink is the right […]
How many times have you been involved in a fight with your wife, left the situation un-resolved and felt like the easiest thing to do would be to end the marriage? Get where I am going? Here are a few of my typical thoughts I used to have immediately after a dispute with my wife: […]
After only a couple years of marriage, my buddy and his wife still found themselves having multiple trust issues. The major difference now, was that his wife was pregnant with their first child. That was great news, but it certainly didn’t make the trust issues any better. As she got more pregnant, her insecurities only […]
Time passes. Circumstances change. People come and people go. Life gets busy. Life gets boring. Relationships go bad. Relationships go good. The necessary maintenance it takes to make sure that throughout all of these circumstances, you maintain your mature manhood and faith in Jesus. Do you perform it as often as you need? Maintenance requires […]
After months of preparation the wedding finally arrives. You say “I Do” to your beautiful and wonderful wife and take off into the adventures of married life. As I wrote that first paragraph above, I started to question the word ‘preparation’. The word preparation typically means the coordination of wedding events, clothing, food and so […]
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