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.
A relationship-first guide to travel planning. These seven steps will help you plan a thoughtful itinerary that strengthens your connection and leads to a trip worth remembering.
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.Â
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.Â
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.
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