When I asked married couples to share one thing that helped build their marriage, I referred to them as “seasoned” couples. I thought this was better than referring to them as “older.” 🙂 The first response I received listed the couple’s favorite seasonings (garlic & pepper) as the answer. 😉 Below is the “real” advice…

Have you ever been talking to someone and you can tell they have no interest in the conversation? Maybe they’re looking at you and nodding… giving you a glassy stare… constantly interrupting you… or maybe they keep looking away at someone else while you’re talking. No matter what they’re doing – you know you don’t…

Does the thought of building your marriage seem overwhelming? It should! Marriage is a big job! Here are two thoughts on marriage from a wife of 13 years: “Parenting is a big job. I need God!” I think you could say the same thing for marriage. It’s a big job and takes a lot of hard…

Before we begin talking about how to build our marriages, it would be helpful to discuss some basics. Without discussing the basic building blocks and foundation, there is no reason to talk about how to build our marriages. Though there are many principles we could discuss, I’ll mention only 2 in this post: 1. God…

A verse for you to meditate on this Sunday: “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” ~ Psalm 127:1   It doesn’t matter how much effort you put into building your marriage… if the Lord is not the one behind…

Welcome to the first day of our 31 Days Series! Can you believe it is already October 1?!!?!? crazy! The title of this series is 31 Days of Building Your Marriage. Let’s take this first day to talk about what you can expect: 1. Advice from “Seasoned” Couples This is an important one. I’m going…

Last month, Nester invited all bloggy people to join her in a “31 Days Series.” Scheduled to start in October, this series could focus on anything…from photography to holidays to imperfection. For a month now, I’ve been debating what topic to choose. I wanted to choose something broad enough where I could actually post for 31…