“Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and then hoping the other person dies.” -Saint Augustine Forgiveness is one of the most difficult and most misunderstood concepts in all of life. Refusal to do it can create a toxic root of bitterness in our hearts. A lack of forgiveness can wreck marriages, families, careers and …
What Tables Need To Be Overturned in Your House?
And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of …
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Ladies, Here Is The Perfect Body! by Kerry Vivian
Ladies, I need to confess something to each of you. I have struggled with body image issues most of my adult life. I am or have been at one point – too tall, too thin, too fat, too young, too old. My nose isn’t right, my smile is all wrong, my breasts are not perky …
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“Dollar Lane…Memory Lane” Date Night
Here is a quick but fun date that won’t break the piggy bank. It’s in 2 parts. Part 1: Each of you start off with $10. Head out to your closest Dollar Tree, really find the one where everything is a dollar. Now head on in and know that you each have 15 minutes. Now …
3 Ways To Improve Communication With Your Spouse
“Communication is key.” How many times have we either heard or said that sentence. When we truly think about that sentence, it is not only a true statement but everything we do hinges on communication. Whether it be verbal or non-verbal, we all communicate with one another on a daily basis. The sad reality is …
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The Three S’S of Intimacy Without Sex…
Three things to do naked that need not end in sex. That’s right husbands and wives, Kerry and I are going to share three things to do naked and that do not need to end in sex. Some wives are cheering while many husbands are trying to delete this article before it can be shared. …
Bookstore Date Challenge: Date Night Idea
It's now 2015 and we need to pick up where we left off in Mid-December...Date Night Ideas!! I came across this idea and I can't wait to try it with Kerry this upcoming week. It's called Bookstore Date Challenge. You don't have to be a bookworm or a literary scholar for this date, you just …
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Do You Encourage or Discourage With Your Words?
Happy New Year Ladies! Now that 2014 is in the rearview mirror and we are on the road of 2015, I thought I would share with each of you a great way to kick off this New Year. Joe and I have personally noticed a change in direction of speech among married folks that we …
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Guest Post: “Christians, Stop Staying Pure Till Marriage”
This is a guest post from a young lady by the name Sarah. This article was passed to me by a father, a husband, and a man of God raising two children. He knows the heart and passion Kerry and I have for teaching parents and families to stop raising kids and begin raising adults, …
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What Advice Can You Share??
No, we are not running out of topics. Believe us, there is PLENTY left to discuss about parenting and marriage, including sexual intimacy. There are a myriad of challenges and ways to attend to this particular aspect of the family and marital relationship. The secular world continues to toss out their wrong ideas about discipline, …
PURSUIT OF MARRIAGE 