Trigger words—we’ve probably all experienced their negative effects upon our marriage relationships. For that reason, we want to ask you: “Have you ever found yourself in the middle of an argument, only to realize that a specific word or phrase made everything worse? Those are trigger words—words and phrases that Read More…
Twisted words—have you ever had to deal with them in your marriage? “Have you ever said something to your spouse and the reaction they gave was unexpected? You realize that they didn’t hear what you said in the way you meant it.” (Debi Walter) We’re going to go out on Read More…
Loving words… tell her, tell him… those are great words of advice. In this You Tube video you will (humorously) see what happens when we don’t convey loving words to our spouse as we should. Sometimes we don’t “talk so good.” But we don’t need script writers to get it Read More…
Have you encouraged and affirmed your spouse in word and actions recently? It’s important to note: “When a husband and wife share tender feelings for one another, something miraculous happens. Their affirming words become light in a dark place, strength in moments of weakness, music to the soul. And if Read More…
It’s not just what we say that speaks volumes, but it’s also how we say it. Plus, it’s how we posture ourselves while we’re speaking, or our spouse is speaking that is important. Our body language speaks volumes. Sometimes it even speaks louder than our words. An example of this Read More…
We’ve been married a LONG time (48+ years)! And along the way we’ve learned to say certain impactful phrases that make positive differences in our relationship. And this week we’re going to share a few of them with you. That’s because it’s true what Jim Daly says: “With our words Read More…
Is there a spouse anywhere in the world that can claim they never use careless words? It seems to be a given, that we all use careless words at sometime in our marriage. There are times when those careless words are just stupid. We say something that we didn’t think Read More…
Are you living together in such a way where the words of the old song apply, “Where seldom is heard a discouraging word?” Are “discouraging words” seldom heard? How about encouraging words? A rule we made in our home, when our sons were growing up (and we still apply to Read More…
If I (Steve) would have said, “Marriage’s 3 Most Important Words” you would have automatically said, “I Love You.” No doubt, they are important. But Cindy and I want to have you think about six different words. That is because we have learned through our many years of marriage that Read More…
There are wars going on, and they aren’t just happening out in the world. There are also wars that are going on in many, many marriages. We’re talking about the “war of words” that we know is being fought daily. And sadly, there are many innocent children and families who Read More…
