Strengthen – Page 3

6 Dec

SETTING BOUNDARIES WITH MEDDLING PARENTS

Have you ever seen the classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond? It is full of comedic material since Ray’s parents live directly across the street from he and his wife Deborah as they attempt to raise their kids in peace. Ray’s mother Marie constantly barges in and complains about Deborah’s cooking, cleanliness and parenting abilities. Meanwhile, […]

6 Dec

WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS

At Christmas time, we have bought into the consumer mentality. It is what we get each other that make us happy. All over the Internet you can find lists suggesting gifts for your wife. There is nothing wrong with these lists; they often help men who are not naturally talented in the gift-giving department. However, […]

6 Dec

PARENTING WITH YOUR MARRIAGE: GENEROSITY

If you read our newsletters each month, you may have noticed or read the themed blog “Parenting With Your Marriage.” This series is about being intentional with how you approach your marriage, since the little eyes in your life are learning a lot of lessons by the way you handle and care for your marriage. […]

2 Dec

Giving Tuesday – After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday … what’s next?

Giving Tuesday – You Are Blessed, To Be A Blessing! Join NAME during this Season of Marriage Revival! How can you get involved and make a difference along-side NAME? There are 4 Primary ways we are asking you and your community to get involved: 1) Pray. During this Season of Marriage Revival, we […]

5 Nov

Parenting With Your Marriage: Accountability

Lately, we have been doing a series of blogs in our newsletters called “Parenting With Your Marriage.” The idea behind the title is that your marriage acts as a form of parenting, with your children observing your interactions with your spouse. Some of the most powerful results of parenting occur when a child mimics what […]

5 Nov

From This Day Forward

When a couple first gets married, their thoughts are almost solely on the future. The whole wedding ceremony is often focused on the faithful covenant of the future. Marriage is future-oriented and God, by His very nature, is future minded. Everything in the Bible points toward the future, and everything in history leads up to […]

5 Nov

Clear Communications

What? I can’t hear you! You are mumbling. You turned away from me. Can you repeat that? What do you mean? I don’t know what you mean. I don’t know about you, but in our home, at least two of these sentences come up daily. Naturally, these communication issues will probably always occur to […]

5 Nov

Testimonies from IMC18

Read just a few inspiring testimonies from this year’s IMC and then watch the video testimony of the Adiarte family: “My wife and I were stuck in a silent spot in our marriage. We did not know how to communicate with each other any more. We were given the tools to bring the life […]

2 Oct

Powerful Couple’s Testimony

We are excited to attend the conference this year. It has been a number of years, since we were able to go. In the fall of 2009 my husband and I were separated. In fact, we were only a couple of weeks away from going to court to turn it into a full divorce. […]

2 Oct

Parenting with Your Marriage: Teaching Politeness & Courtesy

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he should not depart from it.” (Prov 22:6 – ESV) If you watch a toddler, you will notice the ways they start to copy their parents and often it is so cute! However, sometimes they will say an inappropriate […]