Building Better Marriages
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Statement of Faith
We believe that God created man and that He created them male and female. As such He created them different so as to complement and complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. Therefore, we perform and mentor marriages in accordance with Biblical guidelines. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; John 4:16-18; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-11. 6:18-20, 7:1-3 and 7:8-9; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-7; 1 Timothy 1:9-11)
5 Projects to Take on Together
Do you have a list of projects on your mind at all times? There’s the self-initiated ones that just never seem to get done. The unwanted-yet-necessary ones that pop up unexpectedly. The pipe-dream projects that only live in your head and the should-do’s that hang over...
4 Ways to Get Out of A Marriage Funk
Do you ever feel like your marriage is in a funk? It’s sort of the equivalent of when you’re in a bad mood, but you can’t quite put your finger on why. Maybe you’re both crabby and short with each other a lot lately, you feel like you’re speaking different languages,...
5 Reasons to Give Back Together
This time of year, we talk a lot about gratitude and thankfulness, which are great concepts to keep top of mind year-round. Research has shown that feelings of gratitude alone can have positive effects on a person’s wellbeing. But that doesn’t mean it has to stop...
I Do Every Day: How Good Are You At Listening to YOur Spouse?
Anyone else feel like listening is a dying art form? We carry our lives tucked deep within us. We long for somebody (anybody!) to simply have the occasion to ask for and absorb what’s on our minds, what makes up our lives. But communication in our world happens...
3 Ways to Better Understand Your Spouse’s Personality
By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott - September 7, 2022 - Marriage Do you want to know your spouse on a deeper level? Gaining a greater understanding of your spouse’s personality (and vice versa) is one way to create more closeness in your marriage. Our inborn...
5 Tips for blending your family peacefully
Have you remarried recently, and are you blending your families? Are you planning to get remarried? Remarrying when one or both of you have children can be a complex journey to embark upon. A third of Americans today are part of a stepfamily structure. When both of a...
3 Conversations to Help You Grow Together Through Change
Do you relish change – embracing new challenges and experiences with confidence and enthusiasm? Or do you prefer routine – feeling most comfortable with the familiar and knowing what comes next? Whichever camp you fall into, change is inevitable. How we respond to it,...
10 Ways to Connect in 10 Minutes or Less
Post originally appeared at https://www.prepare-enrich.com/blog/10-ways-to-connect-in-10-minutes-or-less/ In an ideal world, you and your spouse get to enjoy a weekly date night and ample time each day to check in and connect. Reality looks different. Depending on...
What our Parents Teach Us about Marriage…
If you had to write a book full of the lessons your parents taught you, what would be in it? Would there be a long chapter on the importance of kindness or having a good work ethic? Would there be a glossary of “things we...
How Your Childhood Can Affect Your Marriage
By Terry Gaspard MSW, LICSW is a licensed therapist and authorYour past has a bigger impact on your present than you thinkWhen Deborah, 38, and Scott, 39, (*not their real names) sat on the couch in my office during a couples counseling session,...