Do this to increase emotional intimacy

 [ Read Time: 32 secs ] Take a few minutes today to do something meaningful for your spouse. Something out of the ordinary. Something unexpected.It doesn't have to be expensive nor grand. It just needs to be meaningful.My thought is that it w...

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Jun 14, 2021
The terrible cost of infidelity

 [ Read Time: 1 min, 51 secs ] I received an email some time ago from a spouse whose husband cheated on her. Her email is heartbreaking, but she encouraged me to share it because it shows the emotional and physical pain caused by infidelity.I...

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Jun 11, 2021
They were miserable, and then ...

 [ Read Time: 1 min, 25 secs ] Last week I spoke with my friend Willie.Willie is married to Brittaney, and they have a daughter named Sophia.Little Miss Sophia almost didn't get here because Willie and Brittaney almost didn't make it.A few yea...

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Jun 08, 2021
3 ways to get more out of your marriage

 [ Read Time: 1 min, 41 secs ] Want to get more out of your marriage?Give moreExpect lessLook for goodGive More. Giving more when you want to get more out of your marriage seems backwards, I know. But, for a moment, think about it in terms of...

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May 28, 2021
How can I pray for you? 🙏🏾

 [ Read Time: 44 secs ] I have three friends who are in difficult places in their marriage.One spouse has turned from the faith, one is drinking too much, and another is trying to be supportive while his wife recovers from breast cancer.These...

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May 25, 2021
Four words to make your spouse feel special

 [ Read Time: 1 min, 7 secs ] It has been several days since I've written, and I apologize for the delay.I accepted a new job with a consulting firm named Dorrier Underwood a little over a week ago, and I've been incredibly busy tying up loos...

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May 11, 2021
Wives: a FREE conference just for you!

 [ Read Time: 3 mins ] My friend Julie Sibert, who blogs at www.IntimacyInMarriage.com, is participating in the upcoming 2021 Wives of Integrity Online Conference. Registration is FREE.Intriguing? Read on to learn more about the conferenceTake...

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Apr 29, 2021
Beware the sprinkler effect in your marriage

 [ Read Time: 54 secs ] Ever paid close attention to a sprinkler?It has one job: to water the space around it.The sprinkler does this well with one exception: it doesn't water the space closest to it. At all.I've been coordinating the reopenin...

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Apr 25, 2021
When the money's messed up 😫

 [ Read Time: 1 min, 25 secs ] Photo by Michael Longmire on UnsplashFormer UNC basketball coach Roy Williams once said, "When you're winning, nothing hurts. If you're losing, everything hurts."He's right. Winning games has a way...

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Apr 22, 2021
Are you all talk?

 [ Read Time: 45 secs ] Some months ago I was talking to my friend Donnie Bryant, and he said something that is as thrilling to me now as it was then:Action is the separator.The thought is so simple that it's easy to overlook and/or ignore.Let...

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Apr 20, 2021