May 152013
 

You keep waiting for him to change. You’re tired of paying the bills by yourself, cleaning by yourself, taking care of the kids by yourself, and being taken advantage of . He doesn’t even want to work because no job is good enough, or because he’s tired of his boss “disrespecting” him, or some other lame excuse. And besides all of that, he doesn’t even treat you right.

So what’s a girl to do? That all depends on what you want. If you want to kick him to the curb, then you don’t need to read any further. BUT, if you want your husband, if you want your marriage, if you want him to

change,

let’s continue. Continue reading »

May 142013
 

So, I’ve been pondering the popular phrase failure to launch all day—it’s just been sticking with me. We’ve all heard of the movie. Some even thought it was funny. But, so many can identify with it on some level because in some area of our lives, we have failed to launch.

Failure to launch happens when you don’t leave your comfort zone when it’s clearly time to leave it. You may say you want to go to college, get a better job, buy a house, or start a new business—and you may even talk about it for years—and STILL you never do it. Or, you may do all the busy work that’s behind the scenes, but when it comes to putting a spark to that match, you just don’t do it.

Why not?

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Mar 282013
 

Many women long for a healthy, happy, fulfilling marriage–a marriage where they can share their hopes and dreams, give the best of themselves, and receive unconditional love in return. But nowadays, there seems to frequently be something missing. We focus on our jobs, taking care of kids, cleaning the house, caring for our elderly parents–we don’t seem to notice what’s missing. Too often, what’s missing is US–or THEM.

In order to have what we long for, we must lead INTERDEPENDENT lives within our marriage. Your presence must be obvious in your husband’s life, and his in yours. Your lives must be intertwined.  You two must be totally involved in each others lives. No more, Miss Independent and Mr. Bachelor. You two are now Mr. & Mrs. GodlyAndDoinTheDarnThang! Continue reading »

Jan 252013
 

Many marriages today are challenged because of the feeling one or both people in the marriage have of being deprived of love. Somehow, one or both people become self-centered and self-absorbed and either don’t know how their partner feels or don’t rank it high in importance. I urge you to read this blog post 1) from the standpoint of examining YOURSELF, THEN 2) from the standpoint of examining your mate. I say this because it’s always easier to think “he’s doing this wrong and I’m doing this right.” I want you to challenge yourself. I want you to look at what you do right AND wrong. THEN, don’t look at your mate in terms of right and wrong, but in terms of what you need from him and HOW you need it. Continue reading »