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How to Better Leave and Cleave in Marriage
When my husband Ted and I married almost fifteen years ago, the idea of “leave and cleave” wasn’t a foreign concept to us. We’d read it in books, heard it in church, and even talked about it with our...
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How to Set Your Marriage Up for Success as Newlyweds
Setting your marriage up for success as newlyweds is no easy feat. As a newlywed, I was thrilled to finally start our life together. Although I had stars in my eyes, I was also blissfully ignorant. Of...
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17 Date Night Conversation Starters
The need to have a date night designated specifically for you and your spouse is extremely important. A date night with just the two of you alone makes for a chance to reconnect, bond and remember why...
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4 Easy Marriage-Building Habits for Newlyweds
“What world problem should we solve tonight?” my new husband Ted inquired. It wasn’t the first time he’d posed this question to me. Rather, its asking had become a date night relationship-building...
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11 Fall Date Night Ideas for Any Budget
The evenings are getting cooler and the leaves are starting to change color, fall is just around the corner. Autumn is the perfect time to add a little spice to your date nights! We are big...
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5 Secrets to Being a Gracious Wife
I was the newlywed bride with stars in hers eyes and thrilled say ‘I do’. Secretly, I had dreamed of being a wife since I was a little girl and was more than ready to step into my role as a new wife....
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3 Healthy Ways to Grow in Marriage in the Early Years
I was not prepared for all that changed when we got married. Dating had come easily, conversations flowed freely. Perhaps it was the stress of married life, or maybe the early pregnancy in our...
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How to Plan a Weekly Date Night {at home}
It’s the end of a long week (or perhaps the beginning of an even longer week ahead), the to-do lists are long, exhaustion is creeping in, and you can’t remember the last time you and your spouse went...
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3 Meaningful Ways to Share Your Needs with Your Husband
When we first got married, conversation came easily. It seemed that my husband understood what my needs were. Of course, we spent a lot of time together, and that made it easy for him to see, know,...
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5 Prayers & Bible Verses for Newlyweds
Marriage can start like a fairy tale, with romantic beginnings and beautiful vows of forever. Often the bliss of the wedding and honeymoon eclipse reality as the newlyweds linger in a haze of passion....
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The Art of Forgiving Your Spouse [Fast, Frequently, and Forever]
The Art of Forgiving Your Spouse [Fast, Frequently, and Forever] Our first year of marriage was not blissful or beautiful, sweet or serene. One could describe it as passionate, I guess… because we...
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Simple Ways to Thrive in In-Law Relationships
I’ve always heard that when you marry your spouse, you marry their family as well. Yet I wasn’t prepared for how true that was until I the day I said I do. As a young bride, I found myself trying to...
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7 Fun Ways to Ring in the New Year with Your Spouse
It’s amazing how quickly time flies. Just as soon as each New Year begins, it seems as if it’s time to start celebrating another! Looking for new ways to celebrate this year? Make it a New Year’s Eve...
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The Importance of Speaking Words of Affirmation to Your Husband
When we were first married, I realized how my husband doesn’t like to talk about his feelings. In fact, I felt he clammed up from the minute we said, “I do!” Sure, he still expressed his love to me...
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5 Prayers for a Stronger Marriage
Prayer is a lifestyle that Jesus calls every one of His disciples to walk out. Prayer serves as an important part of communication with God and gives us the ability to approach the throne of grace in...
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When You Need to Grow Together in Faith
It has always been important to me to grow together in faith with my husband. Early in our marriage we often read the same passage of Scripture and discussed it when we were home together. On Sundays,...
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#AskMike Episode 001
#AskMike Episode 001 Welcome to the very first episode of #AskMike! This week Mike tackles this question submitted by a reader: As a very strong personality married to a more easy going personality,...
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Weekly Budget Meetings [How + Why You Should Have Them]
Before we started doing weekly budget meetings 18 years ago, every month felt like a roller coaster ride (and not in a good way) when it came to our budget. We’d sit down together at about the 15th of...
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What is Your Marriage Teaching Your Children?
What is your marriage teaching your children? This is a question that we’ve asked ourselves over and over again. As we’ve dug deep into our hearts we’ve found some things that were less than...
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Staying Faithful While Being Married to an Unbeliever
Most people will describe their life when they found salvation in Christ as a time full of excitement, joy, and hope. My experience was anything but joyful. You see, at the time that I was falling in...
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