Hey family! As we start the year off, let’s do a little house cleaning shall we? The Bible tells us in Proverbs 18:21 that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat of its fruits.” The silent treatment, although the mouth isn’t technically used, is also…
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Five Holiday Traditions to Start
The holidays can often be a stressful time of year. We deal with everything from what presents to but to when to start planning travel arrangements. It’s so easy to get caught up in the rush that you miss out…
Three Ways to Handle Conflict
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of unity? Unity can be defined as the quality or state of not being multiple ; oneness. Is this what comes to mind when you think of your marriage? Do you allow the small stuff to create a big divide? While working with our…
Three Ways to Protect Date Night
Over the last couple of months Marqus and I noticed that we just don’t date like we used to. Either schedules (ours/the kids), childcare, health, or just pandemic paranoia has kept us right in this house on the couch more than usual lol. I asked our social media followers what they feel is the biggest…
Four Essentials to a Happy Marriage
Marriage is a single, holy institution. But just like diamonds, it comes in various forms. In fact, marriages can be considered to be as unique as our fingerprints, even though from the outside, all marriages can either look happy or disturbed. The fact is simple – there are two people who come together to…
How to Respond During Those Tough Conversations
How to Respond During Those Tough Conversations Ever have that feeling that you are just coasting and not sure what you are supposed to be doing? Like you sit and think “Is this REALLY it? Is this all that there is in marriage?”. A few weeks ago Marqus and I had a tough conversation…
It’s not the Marriage that is hard
This weekend Marqus and I attended our church’s marriage retreat. IT was two day full of love, laughter, fun and some major nuggets. I wanted to share with you all the one that stuck to me the most. While sitting in our women’s session, Candace Tuck stated “Marriage isn’t hard. It’s what marriage requires you…
3 Things to Pray When You Want to be a Better Wife
Prayers are always advantageous for providing hope, relief, and satisfaction. There comes a time in everyone’s marriage, when the wife battles to confess the faults and negativity in her marriage life and blame the husband for some bad situations. If you are going through something similar and you realize that there is a need to…
3 Things To Do If Your Spouse Won’t Go Get Counseling
What can you do when your marriage is going downhill? Should you run for the hills or work at it, through counseling? Here are three things to do if your spouse is not agreeable to counseling. Spend time together Take time away from work and the kids. Be on your own for a couple of…
Breakdown of the 5 Love Languages
Marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, wrote the book “The 5 Love Languages,” which went to become one of the best selling books for several years. His work made over seven million sales and got the number one spot in New York Times list of best-selling books. The reason why his book was extremely popular among the…