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"My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love..." (Colossians 2:2 NIV)
I'm Lori - a wife, mom to grown kids, and Christ follower.
This blog is for husbands & wives leading meaningful lives - encouraging each other and making a difference in the world around them.
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Have courage. Encourage!
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Category Archives: encouraging couples
Supportive Spouse – Who?
Yesterday I started a blog post to highlight a supportive spouse – Susannah. Her story is so rich, I couldn’t finish in one day – in one post. (I kinda surprised myself.) We left off at an attitude-changing event when … Continue reading
Encouraging Words: Support
Sustain & Maintain – Prop – Brace – Uphold In her time – like ours – Christianity was practiced but not often lived. As a young girl she attended church services with her parents and often imagined that the deacon … Continue reading
Building Strength – Know your “Why”
Define your “why”. Creating a shared vision and defining what a meaningful life means to both parties is the best way to build strength. ~ from 7 Ways to Build Strength into Your Marriage* When a husband and wife team … Continue reading
Listen to your Love
The first duty of love is to listen. ~ Paul Tillich When your spouse tells you their dreams – their hopes and a vision for the future – do you listen? Recently I was in the studio, watching as a … Continue reading
Who influences you?
One of my go-to questions when I interview couples is: Is there a person who has had an impact on you as a husband/wife? Sometimes couples immediately identify someone who has impacted their marriage life for the positive. Often it’ll … Continue reading
I Love You – Letters
Imagine a book filled with letters – from a husband to his wife. In these letters, spanning the course of about 50 years – 1952-2002 – he tells her how much he loves her and talks about how her love … Continue reading
Where Does Love Fit In?
We’re back with Mary & Charles again today. In November they came into the studio to film, and answer a few questions on marriage. They’ve been married 54 years. In these videos they talk love – the waxing and waning … Continue reading
3 Essentials to Get Over the Humps
A few weeks ago I spent time with Mary & Charles – they’ve been married over 50 years and they shared a bit of their wisdom. They also agreed to be filmed. We spent time at a studio, and then … Continue reading
Have Courage – Be a support!
A very long time ago the daughter of a wealthy man grew to an age of marriage surrounded by luxury. She lived on a large estate in England - “Broad Oaks”. Of course, like all heiresses of that time she was … Continue reading
Listen & Be Teachable
Have you ever talked to a couple married a lot of years and wondered where they began… what their marriage journey was like to bring them to this day – this time? I do. I love to listen & learn. People … Continue reading
