Marriage

When it comes to the joy and the stress of the holidays, how do you and your spouse approach it? As a united team? Or do tinsel, gift giving, and extended family get-togethers turn you against each other?

If you and your spouse are struggling to face the holidays together, here are 5 ways you can navigate the season hand-in-hand rather than back-to-back.

Planning a wedding can be super stressful, especially if the bride has no idea it’s even happening!
Jeff and Esther have spent 10 beautiful years together and his surprise is a good indicator that there are many more to come.

Why can’t it be like it used to be when the two of you first married? Why don’t you two feel the same way about each other that you once did? 

More importantly, what can be done to fall back in love with your spouse?

Four bad relationships later, I realized glass slippers were really hard to walk in (plus, I could never figure out that trademark loose-tendril-Princess-bun) Prince Charming didn’t exist.

Well, I was right—and wrong. It turns out there is a Prince, but I’d confused His identity with ones in fleshly form....

"Is it appropriate to ask someone if you can look at their phone/messages?"

The answer may surprise you....

When was the last time you enjoyed a date? Going on a date is a wonderful way to reconnect, de-stress, and catch up with one another. But finances, childcare, or lack of things to do near home can make that difficult.

Here are some fun date ideas that don't include the TV at all!

Learn how words of encouragement can influence your marriage, and strengthen your relationship.

Does it feel like you’re living with a roommate instead of your lover? Are you two passing ships in the night?

Chances are intimacy may need to be rekindled or rebuilt.

What do you do when you feel like you are falling into a marriage rut? Start by engaging in conversation. Here are 10 questions you can ask to get you started...

Our culture seems to place a high value on the euphoria of young love and early romance, rarely taking into account the challenges that come as we advance through the decades together.

So what's a midlife married couple to do?

What are the essential wisdom perspectives that Scripture gives us that enable us to have realistic expectations for our marriage?

Our kids are constantly watching and learning from us. Our actions (both good and bad) are always teaching them about marriage.  So how do you model a marriage that will help them in their adult life?

Research shows time and again that those married couples who date regularly, and furthermore, try new activities together, tend to have more meaningful relationships.

Here are some fun romantic ideas that will encourage time together that will hopefully create lifelong memories.

If your marriage isn’t what you’d like it to be and your husband isn’t changing, there’s still hope that your relationship with him can improve...

Once your wedding vows have been said, you and your spouse can start on an even bigger adventure - the miracle of merging your lives together. When the bliss wears off and challenges confront you, you'll need to build the kind of relationship that will stand the test of time.

Building a lasting relationship with someone else brings on a whole new set of problems...

Creativity is at the core of romance.  Get your own creative juices flowing by trying one or all of these four fun dates to add a little spark to your marriage.

Why do you need for him to talk? Aside from the fact that speech is a uniquely-human ability and you’d like for him to prove his humanity from time to time, why do you need for him to talk?

For some things it's easy to say "no" - To kids who want their 3rd bowl of ice cream, to teens who want to skip school, and to door-to-door salespeople - saying “no” is easy.  But when it comes to marriage, it isn’t easy to discern when to say “no.”

Here are 5 things you can say “no” to in order to better your marriage.