Successful Marriages

What does it take to have a “successful” marriage? Some people have questioned whether there are any successful marriages. They’ve seen so many bad ones that they question if it’s possible to have a good one. And that’s understandable! But we can whole-heartedly testify that there ARE successful marriages (ours Read More…

Are You an Eraser or Highlighter in Your Marriage?

That’s an important question to prayerfully consider. “Are you an eraser or a highlighter in your marriage? Both are useful tools provided we are using them in the best way for our spouse.” And that’s the important point we want to “highlight” in this Marriage Insight. What’s the BEST way Read More…

Are You An Eraser Or A Highlighter In Your Marriage?

Here’s a question we bet you never asked yourself before: “Am I An Eraser or a Highlighter In My Marriage?” That’s an important question to prayerfully consider. To see how it applies to you, we encourage you to listen to this Podcast.

I Love You AND I Like You Too

In our wedding vows that we committed to almost 50 years ago, Cindy and I (Steve) were asked, “Do you take ______ to love, honor, cherish, etc.?” But nowhere were we exhorted to like each other. I guess the assumption when we made our vows is that if we say Read More…

Good Marriages Don’t Just Happen – MM #367

“Every day of marriage is a new adventure in which God is trying to teach us something. God doesn’t necessarily want it to be easy. If we’re one with another, then we’ll be able to hear what God is saying to us and learn together.” Good marriages don’t just happen. Read More…

PLAN to Have a Good Marriage – MM #213

How many of you walked down the aisle on your wedding day and PLANNED to have a bad marriage? Probably none of us would say, “Yes” to that. And yet so many marriages eventually fall into that trap. One of the reasons for this is that we fail to PLAN Read More…

Making Time for Marriage – MM #41

Every one of us has the same 24 hours or 1440 minutes allotted to us every day we’re here on this earth —with no exceptions. Within this time there’s a fierce competing battle going on for how we spend every minute of that day. Steve and I experience it, and I’m sure Read More…