An Unexpected Anniversary Gift

Only a man would attempt this… (Originally found somewhere in the depths of Facebook)   A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this: Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking…

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Video: I Forgot My Phone

  Why are we addicted to our phones?         Feel like your marriage has become lifeless? Looking for ways to re-energize your relationship? Do a SmartLoving Marriage Seminar with your spouse and fall in love all over again!  

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Two of Us: Sexual Influences

  Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes so that you can share more fully with your spouse.     Prayer You know, Father, one of the things that is best about You is making Mary, my mother. It takes my breath away that You could share…

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Advice to Husbands – Gerald Rogers

There’s a blog post that’s attracting a lot of attention in the past week from a divorced man sharing the lessons he’s learned. Reading it (below), we can see why it has had so many hits – the inisghts are poignant and of course, women must surely love it. We couldn’t have written a better…

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Take Five: Improve your Marriage

Do you feel trapped in a dissatisfying or troubled marriage? Do you feel powerless to ‘fix’ it because your spouse refuses to join you in counselling or a marriage enrichment course?   Take heart! There are lots of things a husband or wife can do on their own that can have a dramatic impact. Here…

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Two of Us: Man & Woman

  Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes so that you can share more fully with your spouse.     Prayer Thank you, my God for all you do for me.  I’m always pretty quick Father, to get after You when I need something but once You…

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Two of Us: Priorities

A couple exercise to establish marriage as a priority Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes so that you can share more fully with your spouse.     Prayer You have made it very evident to me Father, that love is what my life is all about. …

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Loving Smart

How to Love Over many years we’ve come to realise that most of our mistakes in love come from the assumption that everyone experiences love the same way. A number of authors have developed frameworks to help us understand the foolishness of this idea. For example, in ‘The Five Love Languages’ Gary Chapman recognises that…

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