The Assumption Trap in Marriage

Do you find yourself falling into the “assumption trap” when your spouse does or says something you don’t like? Do you: “Ever catch yourself reading between the lines, filling in gaps with your own thoughts… only to find out you were way off? “It’s so easy to assume, especially with Read More…

How We View Our Spouse

How do you view your spouse? What type of “glasses” are you looking through in your mind’s eye? Are you looking through tired eyes—through a view that isn’t as positive as it was before marriage? It’s important to truly consider how we view our spouse. How We View Our Spouse Read More…

Stinking Thinking Perceptions of Spouse

How do you “smell” your spouse? That may seem like a silly or even a gross question. But it concerns stinking thinking perceptions. Upon reading the following scripture, that’s what occurred to us. How do we “smell” our spouse? We’re told in 2 Corinthians 2:16, “To the one we are Read More…

The Power of Praise in Marriage – MM #173

There is a lot of power in praising and affirming one another. Why is it that as married couples we often forget that affirming our spouse is more effective than criticizing or complaining? It’s as if we think that continually criticizing our spouse will somehow “inspire” him or her to Read More…