“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” Genesis 2:24 (NKJV) How would you describe your marriage? Marriage can be tough. I know! My man and I have weathered some pretty tough times ourselves… so I get it when women tell me marriage is hard. But could it be that we are making marriage much more difficult than it needs to be? Could it be that we are making marriage much more difficult than it needs to be? Click To Tweet One of the things I realized …
Don’t Give Up In the Middle of the Marriage Tunnel
Have you ever heard anyone say that marriage isn’t easy? I’ve heard it too, but if you’re like me, you let it roll off your back. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe it. It’s just that I didn’t relate to it. What wasn’t my current reality didn’t seem real. But you don’t have to be married for any length of time to discover that marriage really isn’t easy. Maybe you’re there now! Marriage is hard and it not only takes a lot of work, it takes a lot dying to self, a lot of patience, a lot of understanding, a …
The Magnet Syndrome!
My husband is constantly coming up to me asking, “What are you doing?” He said he can’t stay away—he’s drawn to me like a magnet.—Mariann Dear God, When we were first married, Dave literally followed me around the house wanting to do everything with me. He didn’t have any friends or interests beside his job, golf, and me. We quickly remedied that dilemma by finding him friends, serving at church, and starting guitar lessons—the guitar eventually fell by the wayside. Now that he’s retired and home 24/7, I’m reliving those early years: it seems like every time I turn around, …