by Christian Family Life | Apr 20, 2022 | Christian Marriage, christian marriage, communication, conflict resolution, marital trials, Marriage Health
The bedroom door shut behind him and Brian sat on the edge of the bed in the dark. Face in his hands he wondered, “This is not working anymore. How am I going to love Linda for the rest of our lives? I just hurt her so badly … so, so badly. What is wrong with me?”...
by Christian Family Life | Mar 30, 2022 | Build, Christian Marriage, communication, conflict resolution, Enrich, marital trials, Reality, Rebellion, Resentment
Years ago, Tammy and I were leading a small group marriage study. This was the beginning of some changes in our own marriage and a desperate need for it to be strengthened. One particular meeting, we had finally reached a point of vulnerability in the group. Everyone...
by Christian Family Life | Mar 2, 2022 | Christian Marriage, christian marriage, communication, conflict resolution, marital trials, Marriage Health, Rebellion
“Arise, awake, or be forever fall’n” Paradise Lost This blog speaks to those who feel they are at a crossroads in their marriage and need to make a choice to either turn back toward their spouse or continue drifting further away because they feel there is no hope....
by Christian Family Life | Feb 23, 2022 | christian marriage, Christian Marriage, communication, conflict resolution, Enrich, marital trials, Marriage Health, Resentment, Restore
Many couples do a great job masking the dysfunction that exists at home. What seems to those on the outside as a match made in heaven is really a home filled with resentment, disappointment and regret with seemingly no way out. If we are on social media, we’ve seen...
by Christian Family Life | Feb 16, 2022 | Build, Christian Marriage, conflict resolution, Enrich, marital trials, Marriage Health, Reality, Resentment, Romance
“Nobody understands what we’re going through!”“I had no idea being married would be this hard!”“I don’t know if things will ever change!” The Stages In the Two Becoming One resource, we talk about the four stages of marital decline: Romance, Reality, Resentment, and...
by Christian Family Life | Feb 9, 2022 | Build, Christian Marriage, communication, conflict resolution, Enrich, Invest, marital trials, Marriage Health, Reality, Romance
This week we are going to talk about the second stage of marital decline, the stage where most couples live. It’s not bad; it’s just a stage that we find ourselves in day to day, and it is unavoidable. We call it Reality! I think deep down inside, most people know...
