Holiday Date Night Ideas….Merry Christmas!

This list comes from the web page, Happy Wives Club.  We loved the list and had to share. 7 Fun Holiday Date Night Traditions 1. Bask in the Glory of Holiday Lights. Christmas lights are a holiday tradition dating back to Thomas Edison and became an official holiday tradition in 1895. Holiday lights are beautiful …

The Top 10 from Redeeming The White Space

It has been an amazing year for us. We have been blessed to encounter and counsel many couples.  We have witnessed God’s hand in the healing and restoration of 9 couples. We have also been blessed to journey with many others as they chose to Redeem the White Space in their marriages and families. We …

Date Night Idea: Dessert Meal with a Free Movie

Yes, Christmas is a week away and for some, now begins the shopping craze.  However, we would like to propose something different this last week before Christmas. STOP!  Slow down and reconnect with your spouse.  Take time to set aside one night in the coming week, or maybe a morning or afternoon, and spend quality …

Wives, Take Note of This: “3 Reasons Your Husband Likes It When You Climax” by Kerry Vivian

This article is for a wife, married to a husband, and for her husband only. This is intended to guide and direct those in marriage. Please realize that fact as you read my thoughts in this article. Joe and I were discussing something that may be off the radar of many wives. Husbands -- at …

Date Night Idea: Christmas Lights Contest

Homes are being decorated with lights and trees out side are being decorated for the Christmas Season. There is also a huge increase on those inflatable decorations you are now seeing in people's yards.  So, it's easy to begin humming, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..."  Ya know you just sang the first …

“Marriage is Easy.” Said No One Ever!

I have met a few people who think marriage is easy. But those conversations are rare. Count-on-one-hand-and-still-have-fingers-left rare. Most people I meet who are willing to get vulnerable reveal something that tends to be more universal than unique -- marriage is hard. Worth it, yes.  Rich with possibilities, yes. Designed by the Creator of the …

Adulterous Affairs Don’t Begin with Sleeping Together; They Begin with Inappropriate Friendships

It seems that far too often when a spouse becomes close to a member of the opposite sex, other than their spouse, it begins to place them on a slippery slope.  In our years of counseling we have seen the results of what occurs when it was initially shared to a spouse, “We are just …

Results from the Intimacy Poll

Well, the results are in. For the month of November we ran an intimacy poll to see where married couples fall into the frequency of sexual activity. We asked the following question: "Barring medical or reasons due to travel or distance, how often do you and your spouse have sex?" Kerry and I were amazed …

“Who are you serving?” Date Night

I realize that many of us are on a tight budget; however, we can all think of ways that we could bless another family or couple this Christmas season. Here is our idea this week. Plan a date time together that you can devote at least an hour of uninterrupted time together. Budget some money …

Fight For Your Marriage: 4 Signs of Selfishness in a Marriage

It is so very evident that the core to most, if not all, sin is selfishness.  And then we quickly discover that the greatest threat to our marriages is selfishness.  Wow, and it took me repeating it twice to fully own that simple fact. Yup, it sure does. Why, because we don’t own the selfishness, …