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INSPIRATION!
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.
Learning to LIVE in the WAIT
What is the fruit in waiting? We tend to live for what’s next and miss what the “in the moment” has to offer...
A. Dillon
4 min read
Quality Time is Brewing for International Coffee Day
Go on a date to celebrate International Coffee Day!
John Frederick
2 min read
Are You Okay?
September 9, 2022, by Ellen Wilson, LPC, NCC, Director of Behavioral Health “Are you okay?” If someone is asking me this, the answer is...
Ellen Wilson
2 min read
Trade in Your Bumper Stickers
August 24, 2022 by John Frederick, Marketing & Events Manager Marriage is worth celebrating. After all, it does not happen “by chance”....
John Frederick
2 min read
Emotional Hangovers
August 18th, 2022, by Ellen Wilson, LPC, NCC, Director of Behavioral Health Emotional intimacy can be exhausting. Telling another person...
Ellen Wilson
2 min read
Mark W Merrill
0 min read
10 Things Husbands Want to Hear From Their Wives
As Mark Twain once said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” I agree. There is nothing like specific and detailed praise...
Mark W Merrill
3 min read
5 Compliments Your Wife Wants to Hear
You don’t have to be a husband very long to know that your words matter. Words can build someone up or tear them down. My wife’s love...
Mark W Merrill
3 min read
Make Life Dreams Come True
article was published on June 17, 2015 Begin investing in the future of your relationship by exploring what it means to Make Life Dreams...
Zach Brittle, LMHC
4 min read
We’ve Started Renewing Our Wedding Vows Every Year. Here’s Why
article was published on October 10, 2018 This powerful ritual of connection will improve your relationship. I recently read a statistic...
Kristen Manieri
4 min read
Invest in Your Relationship: The Emotional Bank Account
article was published on September 13, 2017 The difference between happy and unhappy couples is how they manage their Emotional Bank...
Christopher Dollard
5 min read
What Kind of Date Night Do You Need?
“Oops, sorry. We can’t talk about the kids tonight.” This is what my husband and I kept saying roughly every five minutes while on our...
Anna Brink
3 min read
3 Ways to Make Your Married Arguments Productive
Elie Wiesel wrote, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” And divorce usually happens because one or both spouses became...
Mark W Merrill
3 min read
10 Marriage Intentions for the New Year
My friend Tom likes to make resolutions. I think it’s because resolutions sound grand, and also because once he breaks one, he can quit...
Derek Maul
2 min read
Enriching Your Marriage by Creating Shared Meaning
Article published Nov, 30 2017 After being married ten years, Teresa, age 38, discovered that being in love with Brian, age 37, was just...
Terry Gaspard
4 min read
What to Read to Set Your Relationship Up For Success
Article published July 29, 2021 Don’t know where to start? Here are the books and programs to get your love on the right track Like any...
Max Johnson
2 min read
3 Ideas to Keep Improving Your Marriage
I recently saw a social media post that said “Marriage is just texting each other ‘Do we need anything from the grocery store?’ until one...
Benjamin Watson
3 min read
10 Fill-in-the-Blanks That Can Change Your Marriage
Before I got married, my husband and I had to go on a weekend marriage-prep retreat. It was memorable. I recall one girl crying in the...
Abby Watts
2 min read
3 Research-Based Tips for a Happy and Healthy Relationship
Article published February 11, 2015 What have the Gottmans taught us about what works and doesn’t work in relationships? The key findings...
Dr. Robert Navarra
3 min read
New Traditions
In October of 2014, Tommy and I found ourselves sitting in a little Italian restaurant in Lake Charles. We had been dating for six months...
For Your Marriage Blog
5 min read
20 Great Conversation Starters for Great Marriages
One of the most dangerous threats to great marriages is lack of interest—and not just interest in sex, but interest in everything. This...
Derek Maul
2 min read
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....
Brenda Wehrly
3 min read
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...
Shannon Whitmore
2 min read
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...
Ryan Frederick
4 min read
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