I made romance #10 because it is a 10 in my book!! The icing on the cake!! I love romance! The whole WORLD loves romance!! That amazing thing called LOVE that blossoms between a man and a woman that just seem MADE for each other- "oh! It's soooo romantic!" We ALL love romance! And rightly so, it is beautiful - and we ALWAYS hope in our heart or hearts that the romance we see is REAL, we ALWAYS Continue Reading
Day #9 to Strengthening (and CELEBRATING) Your Marriage!
Day #9- Enlarge your heart for parenting! WHAT does THIS have to do with marriage you ask??? Did you know that the #1 predictor of marriage success (as learned from my family and human development classes in college) is DESIRE FOR CHILDREN? Out of any other aspect of marriage studied or researched, rated, or relied upon to predict the future success of a marriage, it is a couple's desire Continue Reading
CELEBRATE General Conference!!! Day #8 Incorporate TRUTH!
I woke up this morning to autumn leaves out the windows and the thought: I LOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVE General Conference!!!!! I LOVE the WHOLE General Conference weekend!!! (whisper: Maybe even better than Christmas or Thanksgiving!!! (THAT is A LOT!)) Yesterday morning my sister-in-law and brother made their traditional FUN General Conference blast off breakfast for us! After the morning Continue Reading
Day #7 – Be Flexible!
Day #7 - Be Flexible! Whoever it was that chose 'elasticity' as the super power for ' The Incredibles' mom really knew what they were doing! The ability to flex and bend, to great lengths at times, is extremely important for not only MOMS but for MARRIAGE! If you remember the movie you know there were a few times when Elasta-Girl's flexibility is what held her family together at times! It Continue Reading
Day #5 – Strengthening Your Marriage – Laugh Together!
Day #5 - Laugh Together! One of my favorite people in this world, now a grandma, maybe even a great grandma, is constantly bringing laughter and fun to her marriage!! She's an accomplished musician, lives in a charming, poetic place, has a super successful husband, children, and grandchildren, she travels frequently to exciting places to learn and grow and has part of a college named after Continue Reading
Day # 4 to a Stronger Marriage!
Day #4 of the 20 day challenge to strengthen and celebrate your marriage!! The Challenge of Today: Keep Your Spouse at the TOP of your LIST!!! No Matter What. First Priority. #1. The Bible says it this way: " Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:" (Gen 2:24) Modern day scripture says it like this: "Thou shalt alove thy wife with Continue Reading