Fun
Encourage Your Spouse with fun! Travel - Discovery - PlayTag! You’re it! Making the Most of the Moments
Some seasons in life are difficult. No question. No rebuttal. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to...
Serving Together to Encourage
It's easy to be complacent. But, complacency leads to inertia. It's easy to be self-focused. But, focusing only on yourself leads to selfishness. It's easy to be agenda driven. But, letting the agenda control your life leads to stagnation. Being complacent,...
Adventures in Marriage {5 benefits when you get out of your comfort zone}
These days we're babysitting. Correction. Puppy-sitting. Our son and daughter-in-love have adopted a puppy. And by default, so have Robert and I. Our son has a business, and this dog is going to be his business' mascot. (Once it learns to do its business outside!)...
Crossing it Off – A Date from the Bucket List
Sometimes we have goals in life. Big and small. Other times we have dreams which may not be realized, however just pondering the possibility provides a thrill. At times we make a point to go after our goals - to cross them off the list. How about you and your spouse?...
A Toast to Durham – 12 Dates in 12 Days
Part of our experience having a date 12 days in a row. We discovered a lovely little bistro owned by a husband and wife team, and visited the main library in Durham, North Carolina.
Dare to Celebrate – Build a Strong Marriage
It doesn't matter the circumstances of life - celebrating with your spouse builds a healthy marriage. Birthdays are an ideal excuse to celebrate that special person God created just for us. August 27th is my birthday. September 7th is Robert's birthday. There are 11...
An Outward Sign You Are Married
Our 1st-world culture is image obsessed. We see evidence in kids going back to school, in advertisements in magazines and on television. I'm sure you're not shocked - it's not like adorning our bodies is something new... How about you? Are you a stylish person? Do...
Be a Friend – Encourage Your Spouse
As a husband or wife you do more than have an intimate, sexual life with your spouse, raise your children, pay the bills, and live and worship together, don't you? Your spouse is also your friend. A real friend. But what does that mean? What does it mean to be a real...
Just Be Happily Married
This weekend Robert and I visited Charleston, South Carolina. And I kept bumping into married people. (Yes, I know - lots of people are married, but it's not always evident!) As we checked into our hotel on Saturday night, a giggling couple came through the door...
Encouraging Together – Doing for One
Our lives can be filled with every day events, and childcare, and busy-work, and maintenance, and ho-hum mindlessness... Is this enough for you? Do you want more? Sometimes feeling encouraged happens when we - as husband & wife - work together. Do you want to make...