The Proverbs 31 woman is a strong and powerful woman. She has crafted a life of skillfully managed priorities, productivity, and relationships – especially a healthy and rewarding relationship with her husband. Whether a woman works outside the home in a career or job, or works within the home raising children and tending to the […]
Learn from the Best: Become the Wife God Called You to Be
Marriage is hard work! Even though you love the man God has given you, keeping and protecting a healthy relationship can be a difficult task. But we as wives are still called to bring honor to our husbands. After all, “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like […]
Ours is a Story of Hope: How the Word of God Changed Our Marriage
I was a young believer in Christ and in my third year of marriage, learning to live life according to His ways. I could not believe how wonderful it was to experience the living water that flowed from heaven, however, there was one area of my life that seemed not to receive this living water…it […]
The Perfect Blueprint for your Valentine’s Day
According to data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Americans who are married have the highest levels of well-being. That’s something to celebrate and the perfect time to appreciate your spouse is on Valentine’s Day! The Bible tells us to dwell on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, and praiseworthy and I believe that […]
“When Boy Meets Girl: Understanding How the Other Half Thinks” – Part 2
Men and women access the information in their memory banks very differently. Much like a filing cabinet, men’s brains store information in separate files and access the information when needed, one file at a time. This is called compartmental thinking. Women, however, store information more globally, much like a computer. They have the ability to […]
“When Boy Meets Girl: Understanding How the Other Half Thinks” – Part 1
The differences between men and women are not only well-documented, but frequently at the heart of good-natured (and sometimes not so good-natured) anecdotes. Experts have discovered that there are actually differences in the way men’s and women’s brains are structured, and hence, differences in the way they think. These differences have been at the core […]
Tips for Energizing Your Time Together
Go for a long, scenic drive together: In the winter, take a drive around the city to look at all the Christmas lights (don’t forget to bring your thermos of hot chocolate). There is so much beauty in Colorado year-round. Take a long, scenic drive to view the fall colors, or drive up to Mount […]
Making Decisions as a Couple – Part 3
We previously reviewed the three crucial disciplines that need to be in place as a couple makes a Godly decision: Knowing the Word of God, Developing the Mind of Christ, and Submitting Your Will to Christ’s Will. Now, there is a final principle that must be applied to bring it all together…praying as a couple. […]
Making Decisions as a Couple – Part 2
Last week we looked at the first step in making a decision as a couple, which was to know the Word of God. This week we will look at the next two important steps, developing the mind of Christ and submitting your will to Christ’s will. Discipline Two: Developing the Mind of Christ Developing the […]