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Encourage Your Spouse with fun! Travel - Discovery - PlayCamaraderie – How To Be Close To Your Spouse and Encourage Each Other
The rewards of camaraderie in marriage are significant. You’ll enjoy the satisfaction of being part of a successful team, and have a lifelong friend.
16 Reasons a Date Night is the Best Choice
Date night is the best choice to encourage your spouse. Here are 16 reasons why your marriage needs a regular date night – it’s the best choice!
What do you see when you look at your husband or wife?
When you look at your spouse - your husband, your wife - what do you see? Is her skin sagging a bit? Is his belly hanging over his belt? Is there a grey hair peeking through her brown curls, or is there hair missing on his head? What are your looking at? When you look...
Challenge Yourself To Try Something New – It’ll Make You A Keeper
It's a challenge: try something new - it'll make you a "keeper"! Everyday Robert and I are seeing couples enjoying life. They're no longer raising their children, and most are not working full time anymore, (or they could be on holidays) but they are exploring new...
Sharing 36 Questions
Questions and Conversations - asking questions and sharing thoughtfully creates intimacy between a couple. Last month I wrote about ways to create a conversation with your spouse. (You can read that post here.) That post had resources and links to questions. I'm still...
Bring Back Courtesy to Your Marriage
Through small courtesies, you show your spouse you value her/him. Bring back courtesy to marriage and connect with your spouse! Here are 30 ways…
Questions to Start a Conversation
Conversation dragging...? I was talking with a young woman about how her relationship was progressing when she mentioned something interesting. She said, "We run out of things to talk about." [Tweet "Not all of us are natural conversationalists. Here are some...
Marriage: the greatest travel story ever!
You like to travel; a cruise is your idea of heaven, or a Route 66 road trip has you pulling out maps, or an all-inclusive resort with a white-sand beach has you salivating for a fruit-flavored iced libation. I'm sure you have some great stories from your travels......
My Husband Told Me To Get Out
"Get out!" my husband of 30 years said. We were in the truck, touring around the historic artists' town of Nashville, Indiana, when I saw a lush display of red flowers in front of the Holly Shop. Most times, when I see something I want to preserve with a photo, Rob...
Going Further with Encouragement
In the midst of daily life, sometimes your spouse needs to go beyond what they think they can do. You can help. Your spouse can go further with a bit of encouragement. Truly. Sometimes the incline seems daunting. (and your spouse is saying to themselves, "I can't do...