Glimpses Before and After Marriage – MM #215

Do you enjoy seeing “before and after” make-over photos in a magazine showing what people look like before and then after their looks are altered in some way? Usually the change is a positive one and fun to look at afterward. But there are times when the change isn’t an Read More…

Love Needs Nurturing

We say we love our spouse, but do our actions show it? Love needs nurturing —your marriage relationship needs nurturing. One thing I’ve noticed is how few married couples keep the P.D.A. (Public Displays of Affection) going after they marry. Before marriage, their “love” is pretty obvious —they’re practically all Read More…

Being Loving AND Affectionate – MM #198

“When all is said and done, we are commanded by God to love!” (Dr Randy Carlson) We doubt that any Christ-follower would argue against that point. But sometimes we forget to be loving and affectionate with each other after we marry. This week we’re going to draw from Dr. Randy Carlson’s Read More…

Married, Smitten and Unashamed

I am utterly smitten with my husband. And you know what? I’m not ashamed to express that to him every opportunity I get throughout the day. We both work long hours and talk on the phone several times a day. So early on in our relationship we created a habit Read More…

Still Learning New Stuff

Who says you can be married over 45 years and not learn something new about your spouse? (I don’t know who said it, but someone must have.) Yes, it’s possible to be married that long and be still learning new info about each other. Just recently I learned something new 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…

Lasting Love in Marriage – MM #133

When we marry, we naturally expect that we will experience lasting love. That’s a great expectation. But God expects more. He designed marriage to speak of His lasting love to the couple and for others who witness this type of lasting love. It’s like what Al Janssen wrote: “One of Read More…