7 Ways to Keep the Peace (and the Magic) When You’re Not on the Same Festive Page Every couple has that one thing that reveals their differences. For some, it’s money, for others, it’s music, and...
Let’s be honest — travel isn’t always glamorous. Sometimes it’s messy, mundane, or downright haphazard. One day, you’re sipping coffee with a view; the next, you’re arguing over who forgot to fill...
If you asked our kids how their parents met, they’d tell you it was straight out of a Christian rom-com — a real Christian marriage story about choosing each other and learning to keep saying “yes”...
Even when your steps are out of sync, moving in the same direction makes all the difference. In this gentle reflection on love, faith, and finding your rhythm in marriage, I share what a step count revealed about walking together — and why it matters more than you think.
How often have you started planning a trip and found your budget is unreachable? Has this left you feeling overwhelmed or disillusioned? In this post, I want to empower you with the knowledge of seven categories you should consider important. Prioritising these categories will help you find a more realistic figure to work towards for your next fantastic trip and hopefully do it debt-free.
Think back to when you started to date your wife, all the little ways you let her know she had your heart, and it was so easy back then to romance her. Filling your wife's love tank through romance;...
Remember those dating days when Romance was thick in the air? How long has it been since you actively showered romance on your husband? When was the last time you gazed at your husband with longing?...
It is said it is easier to be kind to strangers than to those we live with. How can we choose to include more kindness in our actions with our mates, family, friends and even those we work with? It is about putting the other person first and looking for the good.
I am so grateful to the family that stepped in and created space for Phil and I to go on regular dates when our 4 kids were young. The lessons I learned from this time are the reason I am so...
Most people have heard of the 5 love languages or at least the concept of different ways of giving and receiving love. The idea of each of The Five Love Languages was such a wonderful gift to the world and a relationship game changer. Have you ever wondered why your offering of love has gone unaccepted? How you show love and receive love could be different. For example, you may enjoy giving gifts to your family and friends but prefer when they offer encouraging words of affirmation. Most people have more than one love language, with one more prominent. We are able to receive all the love languages, but we often have one that speaks louder than the others.
Growing apart can be slow, and the effects devasting. Take the time to reconnect with your spouse through meaningful conversations. Remembering why you got together is a great place to start. Do you know your spouse today? Are you aware of their hopes for the future? Answering questions like these are just the start of reconnecting.
Communication is the transfer of information and one way to build a healthy relationship. When we think about communicating, we often focus on spoken words, but there is much more to express our thoughts, feelings, faith and dreams. Body language, tone, eye contact and gestures all play a part.
When we combine verbal and non-verbal communication, we allow the listener not just to hear our words but get to see how they affect us, and this picture has the potential to build up or confuse and shut down.
If we hold back when communicating, we risk shutting down, building walls and allowing miscommunication to cause riffs, which is not usually anyone’s desire.
Have you ever apologised to your spouse or anyone else and felt they did not hear you?
That the apology you had genuinely expressed had fallen flat?
How do we make our apology count?
You are not alone, getting an apology right is not as simple as I am sorry or I was wrong, but they are a great start.
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