Pray, Seek Wisdom, Apply

When you find yourself in a difficult marital situation, the best advice we can give you is: pray, seek wisdom, and then APPLY the wisdom that is given to you. It sounds like simple advice, doesn’t it? Yes, it does. But it isn’t easy to apply it. (We know that personally.) Read More…

Tucking Away Good Memories

I’ve been a bit nostalgic today. I Skyped with my friend Debi, who lives a long distance away from where we live. We talked about our husbands and family —all good. We also were talking about good memories we’ve had. But we also talked about living so far away from our Read More…

Marriage Tidbits – MM #322

A little advice here; a little there, and it all adds up to being helpful. Often times, marriage advice isn’t anything you’ve never heard before, it’s often something you forgot and needed to remember so you could start applying it again. It’s like, “thanks Lord, I needed that reminder!” Well, that’s Read More…

Much Needed Perspective

It’s one of those “Thanks Lord, I needed that” times. God gave me much needed perspective on some things that have been troubling me. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t go back to sleep. My mind became too active. Do you have any of those Read More…

Where’s Your Focus?

The other day my husband and I were watching the TV show, “Little People, Big World.” It’s a type of reality show with the Roloff family, with some of them being little people, and some not. I haven’t been watching the program as much lately because the husband (Matt) and Read More…

Stop Crying and Be Grateful

Stop crying and be grateful for what you DO have, rather than what you don’t. That’s essentially what the Lord told me this morning when I woke up. Yesterday (and for a while before) I’ve been focusing on that which I can’t change. It concerns relationship issues with family members Read More…

Gleaning Marriage Advice – MM #252

Here’s something you may benefit from knowing. Just because you get “advice” from someone, it doesn’t mean it’s advice you should follow. It may sound good, but that doesn’t mean it IS good —at least not for you. We’ve seen and have learned the hard way that many people give Read More…

Money Madness – Marriage Message #207

Are you mad over money problems in your marriage? If you are, financial consultant Ron Blue claims that you aren’t alone. He states, “Money is the reason given in 50 percent of the divorce cases, but I believe money problems are symptoms of an inability to relate to each other Read More…