Month: April 2017

4 Ways I Unintentionally Harm My Relationship: A Review of Jennifer Finlayson-Fife’s Relationship Course

Before we dive in here I want to let you, my readers know how much I value you. I try to listen to your emails and comments and let your ideas dictate my post topics. And I don’t try to sell you junk. Although, I could. Last week I was offered $200 to promote an electric razor in a post. These opportunities come frequently- whether its a mattress or pizza rolls or various other products. But I don’t pitch those products in my posts because I know it wouldn’t bring you, my readers any value whatsoever and I care about valuing the… Read More

How to Spend Quality Time With Your Spouse When You’re Rarely Together

If you have limited time together, you need to learn how to make the most of the time you do have together. Here are four ways to do that from couples who have been there. This month we’re talking all about quality time- why its important and how to make the most of it. But what about if you hardly ever see your spouse? How do you spend quality time together when you are rarely together? There’s no doubt about it, rarely seeing our spouse takes a huge toll on our marriages. Its rough. But our marriages aren’t doomed through… Read More

Spiritual Sunday: Why Do I Need Jesus?

Happy Easter dear readers. My thoughts today have been on the question: why do I need Jesus? Not, why do YOU need Jesus, but why do I need Jesus. This isn’t an essay to convince you to accept Christ (that essay would look very different), but rather to boil down what purpose He serves to me that I can’t find elsewhere. Which is a little difficult to test since I don’t have a control group of me without ever knowing Christ. So our starting point is the FAITH I’ve already gained in Him, which is may be a bit of a… Read More

27 Stay At Home Dates You Can Do From Your Couch

Because most stay at home date ideas still require too much energy, here are 27 at home dates you can do from your couch. Here’s the truth: Rich and I are not very good about date nights. I know I know, before you vote me off the island of marriage bloggers (who seem to be unanimously pro-date nights), let me explain. Frequently mid-week I think to myself, “Oh we should do a date night this Friday night!” Cue lofty imaginings of us playing tennis or going for a hike or a bike ride or concert or maybe ballroom dancing together. Wouldn’t that… Read More

Quality Time Love Language Guide

Quality time love language | 5 Love Languages | Gary Chapman

Five keys to speaking the love language of quality time. I hope I’ve gotten the message across clearly in this blog that I am no marriage expert. I am a FAR cry from a perfect spouse and find it very difficult to put most of what I learn from researching these articles into practice. You said it kid. BUT. There is one area where I am becoming quite an expert and that is how I feel loved. I’m able to articulate how I want Rich to treat me to make me feel the most love. Knowing this is actually a… Read More