Renovate Your Marriage

New year is often a time when people turn towards renovation or decluttering as Mary Ann and Tricia suggest. But have you thought about renovating and decluttering your marriage? As you think about renovations for you marriage it might raise some questions like, when should I do it? There’s no time like the present especially if things are feeling a bit stale in your marriage or if bad habits have crept into your marriage. Look for ways to spice it up and show your spouse how important they are to you. The thing is – the longer we put off … Continue reading

Planning Romance

Wouldn’t it be nice if romance could always just be a spontaneous thing? That caught up in the moment, swept off your feet feeling of being lost in each other’s eyes is a powerful thing. Unfortunately, life sometimes intrudes on our love lives and leaves us little room for spontaneity. That’s okay. There is nothing wrong with planning for romance when you can’t be spontaneous. In fact, sometimes planning is the key to success. While winging it can be fun it can also sometimes result in chaos or worse, hurt feelings. If you attempt to surprise your spouse too much, … Continue reading

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for Jan 27 – Feb 2

Welcome to our look back on the Marriage Blog Week in Review, this is our way of helping you catch up on the week’s worth of stories. We’re all busy and it’s easy to overlook articles when they are posted all day long – the week in review provides you with a summary of our articles in the past week. So without further ado, let’s dive into this week in review. Saturday, January 27 Reaffirming or Rehashing? is that what you and your spouse are doing when you argue or debate the same point over and over again? I’m sure … Continue reading

Get Creative and Get the Spice Back in Your Marriage

As the saying goes, “Creativity is the spice of life!” A little creativity can also spice up your marriage!It is so easy to allow ourselves to get into a rut when it comes to our relationship with our spouse. Remember when you first started dating? The excitement you felt when his hand brushed yours or the anticipation you experienced just before he kissed you? What a wonderful and powerful feeling. Sure, over time those butterflies and adrenaline rushes calm a bit but they don’t have to die completely. Think back to those beginning days in your relationship. What interactions with … Continue reading