Love Esteems

Here are a couple of questions to challenge you: —Would your mate say you honor and respect them? —Are they set apart and highly valued in your eyes? —Do you regard it as part of your promise to esteem them with dignity and kindness? Was that part of the vow Read More…

Dealing with Miscarriage in Your Marriage

How do you deal in your marriage, with the death of a child that you never had the opportunity to hold in your arms? And yet you held them, and always will, in your heart. How does any human being emotionally deal with such a grievous loss of a miscarriage? Read More…

The Grace Full Weekend

As I head into spending some time with my husband —loving him “as unto the Lord” and enjoying a little “date time” together, I want to post a few marriage quotes beforehand. They are ones that I believe will inspire you. It concerns having a grace full weekend as a married Read More…

Grace to Fulfill Roles in Marriage – MM #219

Within this Marriage Message, we will be discussing the roles that we each play within our marriages. We acknowledge that the term “roles” is not a popular one in today’s world. But in this Marriage Message, we will be pointing out the role of being an encourager within our marriage. Read More…

We Find What We Look For in Marriage – MM #209

What do you look for in marriage? What are you looking for in YOUR marriage? And as you look, are you being realistic? Also, are you willing to do what it takes to continually build and rebuild a good marriage? “An enduring marriage requires possibility thinking, elasticity, and resilience. It Read More…

Giving Grace as a Gift to Your Spouse – MM #179

What is the most memorable Christmas gift you’ve ever received? It can be something tangible like a present that you can hold in your hand. But what about a gift that you instead hold in your heart? What about receiving the gift of grace and mercy when you don’t deserve Read More…

Being Dispensers of Grace in Marriage – MM #2

In our frailty as human beings it’s easier to see the “speck” in our spouse’s eye, rather than the “log” that is in our own. Even so, we should never neglect to give the grace (unmerited favor) to our spouse that we expect our spouse to give to us. It’s Read More…