Couple dies from COVID-19 holding hands after 61 years of marriage
his parents were so inseparable it wasn’t surprising they died holding hands in the hospital after suffering from COVID-19.
FAMILY AND MARRIAGE: Have a joy-full new year
FAMILY AND MARRIAGE: Have a joy-full new year.
We often hear of the desire to be happy in the family and in whatever we are doing. Joy is a word that doesn’t appear as frequently in our daily conversations. In the Christmas season just past we all looked for a little happiness after a very stressful year. But hopefully we all sang a few songs about the joy in our hearts. Our families would all benefit from a more concentrated application of joy as opposed to happiness.
El Dorado Hills couple celebrates 69 years of marriage
El Dorado Hills couple celebrates 69 years of marriage. It was 69 years ago in 1951. Le, a young man from the north side of Chicago, drove to Elaine’s house to pick her up. The bad weather didn’t stop them from driving to Indiana to get married. They were in love.
How to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage During the Pandemic
How to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage During the Pandemic. From world economies to married life, the experts tell us that the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare existing problems, tearing off bandaids to reveal unhealed and even festering wounds. For many couples, a split during the pandemic is inevitable and right, while for others, a few painless measures are all that’s needed to keep your marriage strong through these trying times.
What Does Sex Mean To You?
What is the meaning of sex? Sure, we can answer that generally. God designed sex to express and cultivate exclusive intimacy between husband and wife and to produce children from time to time. Oh, and it’s supposed to feel goooood. But what does sex mean to you? That is, when you think about sex, what words or feelings come to mind? Excitement? Pressure? Acceptance? Conflict? Intimacy?
Coming from a Divorced Home
Coming from a Divorced Home Divorce affects the majority of married couples today—some 75% of couples have one or both spouses who come from a divorced or blended family. This week we discussed a few of the unspoken but very common ways that divorce affects individuals and the marriages they occupy.
Five Disciplines to Build in Every Man
Five Disciplines to Build in Every Man. The end goal of the Christian life is to become the man that God wants us to be. We do this by allowing his vision, mission, purposes, and goals to shape our lives. One way we can lead men to this is through discipline. A discipline, or in our case “spiritual discipline,” is a training activity that helps to shape and mold character over an extended period of time that accelerates and focuses the process. Spiritual discipline is the”strict training” that Paul was talking about 1 Corinthians 9:25.
“Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.”—1 Corinthians 9:25
Build on What Is Working in Your Sexual Intimacy
Build on What Is Working in Your Sexual Intimacy. I also, though, think it is vitally important to build on what is already working sexually in your relationship. It can become overwhelming and heavy to focus only on what is skewed or broken, so by all means, show yourself and your spouse some grace and affirmation on what the two of you do well when you’re naked with each other.
“Me” Time in Marriage
I’d put the need for “me” time in that category. I imagine you needed alone time when you were a little girl, and when you were in high school, and at every point along the way before you were married. That’s how God made you. And moving into a committed relationship with your husband doesn’t change the way God made you.
20 Practical Ways to Save Money
20 Practical Ways to Save Money
Does the topic of saving money make you feel a little guilty? You have good intentions when it comes to saving money, but something always comes up. The car needs new tires, the teenager needs braces, the house needs a new roof—and just like that, saving money takes a back seat to life stuff. So you put it off. You tell yourself you’ll find ways to save money once you reach a certain milestone, like when you hit a specific age or get that raise you’re after.
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