Month: May 2017

7 Ways to Reconnect With Your Spouse

Often when we let our connection to our spouse slip, it seems overwhelming or daunting to get that connection back again. It can be easier to isolate ourselves waiting for our spouse to do the work. But marital improvement starts with us always. It doesn’t have to be a big, daunting thing to re-connect. Start simple. The little things matter. They become the big things. Kim from Marriage Zing is here today to teach us seven simple ways to reconnect with your spouse when your connection has slipped. Thanks Kim!   Marriage, or in many cases, parenting, can often take its… Read More

Schedule Date Nights With Other Couples More Often

Getting together with other couples lets you see your spouse in a new light, helps you to laugh together and strengthens your friendship with your spouse. By Josalyn I remember having a conversation with our good friends, Josalyn and David once about advice we were given when we were first married. Josalyn said one I had never heard before- someone told her that to strengthen her marriage they should get together often with other couples. This advice sort of seems contradictory- like if you have a free night to bond with your spouse it seems like you should just spend… Read More

April Love Experiment Recap: Quality Time

What happens when you take 10 minutes to connect with your spouse everyday? Good things. Good things happen. We just wrapped up our love experiment for the month- connecting with our spouse for 10 minutes every day. This challenge is based on Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages, specifically the quality time love language. Time for a re-cap! Initially we planned on doing our 10 minute connect plan as outlined in this post: 1. talk about the good of the day, 2. talk about the hard of the day, 3. pray, 4. kiss. But honestly, most of the time… Read More