When you love your spouse, you invest in a marriage for a lifetime. The classic Disney fairytales of the prince and princess end with, “And they lived happily ever after. The end.” Actually, when it comes to marriage it is just the beginning!
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Fully Invested: Bonding
From the time a newborn baby (or adopted child) becomes a member of our family, our goal is to build a bond of love and trust. We want to communicate acceptance and unconditional love by bonding and investing in building a healthy relationship that will last. When my children were young, as I looked 20 years into future, I wanted us to have adult family dinners where we all enjoyed…
Home: Strengthening Your Marriage
As we continue our series, Home: A Place To Grow, strengthening the marriage is key to reinforcing the foundation of our family. As you live each day, a simple and easy way to remember how to improve your marriage is to look at Psalm 118. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24 [NIV] If we break up this…
Home: Building Relationships
Do you get stressed out by certain relationships in your family? Whiny preschooler? Forgetful child? Strong-willed teen? Nagging wife? Workaholic husband? Overbearing in-laws? How do we make connections in our home so that we can build and protect the heart of our family? Home Improvement A common relationship buster in the family home is overcommitment. We just don’t have enough time! What are some typical symptoms? We are always busy,…