I was having some problems with my TV. The cable technician told me I just needed to reboot the box to clear the line.  Guess what? It worked!  Well, if you’ve been married for any length of time, you’ve probably been hurt by your spouse. If hurts aren’t dealt with and truly forgiven, bitterness can harden your heart to the point where you just don’t like your mate anymore.  Past hurts and disappointments tend to...

We’ve all said it to our spouse before, “If you would just do this, then I would do that.” Basically what we are saying is “I’m not going to do something you want until I get what I want.” For example, maybe your spouse has said, “If you’d pick up your clothes off the floor, then I would clean more.”  Or, “If you would just take me out more, then I’d make love with you more.” Or, “If you would take me somewhere...

I was having some problems with my TV. The cable technician told me I just needed to reboot the box to clear the line.  Guess what? It worked!  Well, if you’ve been married for any length of time, you’ve probably been hurt by your spouse. If hurts aren’t dealt with and truly forgiven, bitterness can harden your heart to the point where you just don’t like your mate anymore.  Past hurts and disappointments tend to...

You want it to last for life. But you see so many things that need to change in your spouse.  Well, maybe, just maybe, you’ve also contributed to putting your relationship on a dangerous road.  Here are 12 things that can cause marriage failure.  First, you work more on your wedding than on your marriage. You spend hundreds of hours planning for your wedding, but choose not to spend time planning for a growing...

I’m talking about danger zones that lead to an affair.  Unlike road hazards, they are not always clearly marked with orange cones.  And, if you are not careful, you may hear yourself saying, “How did this happen?”  Here are some ways to help you steer clear of danger.  First, do you have an “office spouse” that you confide in?  Be careful.  Personal conversations should be reserved for your real spouse.  Second,...

It can happen without you even realizing it… you get married, days go by, years go by, and then—boom!  Your marriage is in trouble.  So what do you do?  Commit to rebuild your relationship with your spouse. The rebuilding process will take patience, determination, forgiveness, and honesty from both parties. If your marriage is really in trouble, here are 4 steps to marriage CPR. Along the way to rebuilding your...

You feel like it’s flat lined.  There’s no pulse—not a breath of life remains.  Before you pronounce it dead on arrival, there are four basic tools you can use to resurrect that dying relationship.  First, patience.  It took time for your relationship to need resuscitation; it will take time for it to get well again. Second, determination.  Choose to be committed to each other for life, no matter what, and work...