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Day 14: 3 Ways to Reignite Sexual Passion in a Financially Stressed-Out Marriage

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Sex and money are two of the most heated topics of discussion in marriage; often causing so much turmoil it fuels on toward divorce. In today’s economy, 19 million Americans are struggling financially, largely because of a job layoff followed by trouble finding full-time…
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Day 13: Pornography ~ The Unwelcome Guest in Your Home

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Have you discovered that pornography showed up in your home like an uninvited guest, unpacked her bags, and isn’t catching on to the fact that she is UNwelcome? If so, let me begin by telling you that I’m sorry. I’m sorry that this is…
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Day 12: 5 Ways to Keeping Your Marriage Strong While Your Husband Travels

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Being a military wife for 12 years I know all too well the ups and downs of  keeping my marriage strong while my husband is away. Some walking without God and some walking without Him. Trying to keep a marriage strong without God was…
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Day 11: The Blessings and Struggles of Getting Married Young

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. My husband first told me he wanted to marry me before I had even graduated high school. He was already in college and ready to go, but I had grown up with the mentality that we had to be at least through college and…
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Day 10: 5 Ways To Encourage Your Husband To Lead

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. 5 Ways to Encourage Your Husband to Lead Throughout scripture we see how we are structured, God – Man – Woman – Children. Man is not more important than Woman, we just have different roles in accordance with God. As read in scripture, the…
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Day 9: Being His Friend

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. From the moment we take our vows, we are committing to a life time with our mate. A life time that will bring ups and sometimes, even some downs. A life time that will bring love and happiness. However, if there is no friendship…
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Day 8: From Mess to Bliss: 7 Tips That Saved My Marriage

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Two years ago, my marriage was a complete mess.  My husband was constantly working late, and some days we hardly had time for meaningful conversation.  As a work-from-home mom, I felt tired and alone, with no one to share my ideas and dreams with.…
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Day 7: A Wife’s Prescription to Connecting with Her Husband

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Sex was a problem. Steamy chemistry ignited first romance with my husband and sealed our marriage.  It was like magic.  Fifteen years later, where was it now? Somehow we had slipped into a place of misery. My gestures of love for him were met…
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Day 6: Reduce Stress and Live More Calmly

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. How do you feel most days?  Calm, focused and purposeful? Stressed, scattered and distracted?  Or something in between?  Many women yearn for calm but feel stressed, as if they’re being pulled in a dozen directions.  They aspire to a peaceful home, an organized office,…
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Day 5: In Sickness and in Health, Respecting Your Husband Through Cancer

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. It seems like a lifetime ago that these vows were made between my husband and I, “To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish;…
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