Silly Gestures that Grow Marital Love

An important point in marrying is to grow your love relationship with each other. It takes your love to a whole new level. But your love won’t grow if you don’t do what it takes to make that happen. It’s not a “once done, always done” type of situation. It’s Read More…

Staying in Love Even After 50 Years of Marriage

Falling in love is easy. People all over the world do it every day. Some people do it repeatedly …and don’t even give it a second thought. But it’s not the “falling” in love that is so difficult. It’s the “staying” in love that truly stands out as remarkable. On Read More…

Staying in Love Even After 50 Years of Marriage

Wow! It’s hard to believe, but Cindy and I, Steve just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. We got away for a few days to celebrate. That gave us time to sit and share some wonderful memories on how God first transformed us and then our marriage. From that we’ll be Read More…

Having Fun Loving Your Spouse?

Are you having any fun loving your spouse lately? What about your spouse? Do you think he or she is enjoying being married to you? Or are you experiencing a “vacuum of laughter” in your marital relationship lately? If you are, you’re actually more “normal” than you realize. As we Read More…

Heroes in Marriage

If we were to ask you if you personally know any marriage heroes, what would you answer? Would you be able to give us the names of a married couple or two that you know? Or does a particular spouse that comes to mind? Does anyone come to mind? Or Read More…

Having Fun Loving Your Spouse?

There are times when life, and/or our marriage can be extremely difficult. Cindy and I (Steve) have been there – many times in our 47 years of marriage. But fortunately, we learned a long time ago that even in the hardest of struggles we HAD to find a way to Read More…

Your Neighbor, Your Spouse

Do you remember what Jesus said about neighbors, when asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Most of us know His reply. He said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The Read More…

A New Beginning of Growth

“Each day —a new beginning.” That is a little saying we have posted on our wall. It inspires us not to let yesterday’s failures dictate the victories that can be gained at the beginning of each day. A new day can escort in new beginnings, if we embrace the possibility. Read More…

When Loving Feelings are Lost – MM #142

When you’re not feeling love for your spouse any longer, when you just don’t feel you have it within to experience the feelings you once had for him or her again, what can you do about it? What SHOULD you do about it when you’ve lost loving feelings for your Read More…

Saying I Love You – Marriage Message #99

“Then there was the guy who loved his wife so much, he almost told her.” (Anonymous) That line sounds like the beginning of a corny joke (and it is). But it’s also true to what’s happening in a lot of marriages. Why is it that so many couples speak freely of their Read More…