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A collection of articles and videos from various sources that we have chosen to educate, guide, and inspire you, no matter where you are on your marriage journey.

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This Part of Your Week Can Change Your Mundane Marriage

The mundaneness of life can get to all of us and it can creep into a marriage. For a while, I felt like my relationship was on autopilot....

5 Tips for Bringing up the Tough Stuff With Your Husband

Shannon Whitmore

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5 Tips for Bringing up the Tough Stuff With Your Husband

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took advantage of some free babysitting. (Thanks, Mom!) We went out to dinner and while we waited for...

7 Reasons Why ‘Getting Away’ is Good for Your Marriage (and 10 tools we use for affordable travel)

Ryan Frederick

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7 Reasons Why ‘Getting Away’ is Good for Your Marriage (and 10 tools we use for affordable travel)

Getting away with your spouse is a vital part of keeping things renewed and fresh. There’s just something special that happens when you...

5 Things Your Husband Won’t Know Unless You Tell Him

Samantha Bailie

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5 Things Your Husband Won’t Know Unless You Tell Him

“I am not a mind reader!” If I had a nickel for every time my husband said these words to me, I’d be a very rich wife. Unfortunately, I...

The Importance of Adventure as a Married Couple

Melissa Gendreau

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The Importance of Adventure as a Married Couple

THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVENTURE AS A MARRIED COUPLE I’m a Christian mental heath therapist. I work with married couples from all walks of...

5 Simple Date Night Ideas for a Fun Marriage

Celeste Orr

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5 Simple Date Night Ideas for a Fun Marriage

Stale is probably not the way you want to describe your marriage—not now, not ever. But the path to keeping a marriage fun, fresh, and...

Five Lessons from the First Year of Marriage

Rosemary Sikora

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Five Lessons from the First Year of Marriage

In writing this I feel as if I’m writing a love letter of sorts to my husband. Marriage can be hard, but what good thing doesn’t take...

Divorce Rate Cut in Half for Couples Who Discussed Relationship Movies

Susan Hagen

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Divorce Rate Cut in Half for Couples Who Discussed Relationship Movies

Pdf link for list of movies and discussion questions. A new study finds that watching and discussing movies about relationships is as...

Strengthen Your Relationship by Getting Good At Making Up

Rohini Ross

5 min

Strengthen Your Relationship by Getting Good At Making Up

Conflict looks like it is the biggest problem in relationships, but according to Dr. John Gottman, the amount of conflict in a...

How Conflicts Help You Understand Your Partner

Jennifer Pesetsky

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How Conflicts Help You Understand Your Partner

Does this sound familiar? You think the conflict is about who is going to pick up your child after school. It’s going to be a simple...

The 8 Benefits of Praying With Your Spouse

iMom

3 min

The 8 Benefits of Praying With Your Spouse

When I was in college there was a girl I really didn’t like. Every time we were around each other we rubbed one another the wrong way. I...

The Healing of Memories | Cooperating with Grace To Heal From Past Sins

Rob Marco

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The Healing of Memories | Cooperating with Grace To Heal From Past Sins

Like most men who survived their twenties, I was a regular consumer of pornography. Not occasionally, and not compulsively, but somewhere...

Conversational Boundaries without Stonewalling

Anna Aslanian, LMFT

4 min

Conversational Boundaries without Stonewalling

Difficult conversations can lead to flooding. Learn how to set conversational boundaries without stonewalling. During stressful times, it...

The Rituals in Our Marriage That Keep Us Close

Terry Gaspard

4 min

The Rituals in Our Marriage That Keep Us Close

Terry Gaspard identifies the six habits of happily married people. There is definitely an art and a science to successful marriage. In...

Why is Pre-Marriage Education Course a Good Idea?

Cynthia Nathan

4 min

Why is Pre-Marriage Education Course a Good Idea?

Hello everyone, I’m Cynthia Nathan, Relationship Counsellor and Marriage and Relationship Educator at 3R Counselling. My work in the...

Moving through the Clouds of Discernment

Allison DeBoer

5 min

Moving through the Clouds of Discernment

More than once, having paused from my daily tasks or stresses, I have glanced up at the heavens, searching for the reminder that there is...

Annulment Process Provides Healing, Hope and Restoration

Marc and Julie Anderson

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Annulment Process Provides Healing, Hope and Restoration

Overwhelmed. Unsure. Hesitant. Those are just a few words Mark Schmitz, a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Lawrence, uses to...

From the Theological to the Practical: Tips for Your Wedding Night

Missy Sheen

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From the Theological to the Practical: Tips for Your Wedding Night

You said your vows, had a beautiful wedding, and now, it’s your wedding night. While the Church may provide us with a spiritual and...

Jackie and Bobby, Ascension Presents

2 min

Find Out If You’re Really in Love

When someone wants to find out if they’re really in love, it usually means they’re asking if the person they’re dating—or want to date—is...

Jackie and Bobby, Ascension Presents

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How to Pray for Your Future Spouse

If you’re wondering how to pray for your future spouse, one thing to keep in mind is that God wants to free you from any anxiety about...

Jackie and Bobby, Ascension Presents

2 min

Don't Fear Marriage

It is possible for a marriage to not be broken. Jackie and Bobby have served as living examples of that reality on this channel, but...

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