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Key Ingredients in Marriage

Recently a group of women sat together around the table. The eight women were a mixture: a couple were on their second marriage while others had been married once or twice and had no intention of doing it ever again. As one woman said, ‘Once was enough.’ Of all the eight women only two could say, ‘If I could go back in time knowing what I know now, I’d get married again. But only if it was to the same man – my husband.’ The other woman of the two said, ‘I’m happily married and have never regretted being married … Continue reading →

Recipe For a Happy Marriage

Given the increasing rate of divorce what can we do to safeguard our marriages and make sure we don’t end up among the statistics? Here are some suggestions that we have found work in our marriage. Take all the ingredients below and out them together in a marriage. Hold on tight to what you have. Consider your marriage and the positives of your spouse and don’t forget to let him or her know how much you appreciate their special qualities. Overlook their faults. We all have them. Love is about accepting the other person for who they are faults and … Continue reading →

Have a Heart This Valentine’s Day

At present our letterbox is inundated with store catalogues trying to convince us of the need to buy jewelry, sexy underwear, chocolates and all sorts of things for Valentine’s Day. However some people, celebrities among them, have taken a whole different approach to Valentine’s Day. Singer and former Australian Idol winner, Guy Sebastian and his wife Jules will share their love with the Red Cross. Guy and Jules are encouraging Australians, ’to treat their loved ones to a Red Cross Valentine’s donation and really make Valentine’s Day count by giving a life changing gift to someone in need.’ Valentine’s Day … Continue reading →

How To Tell If They Are A Keeper

All of us have things that are special to us that we keep and treasure. When it comes to relationships, how do you know if he or she is a keeper? What I mean is someone you’d want to be with forever, that you’d never want to be parted from. One of the key ingredients in any relationship is care and concern for the other person. It is being willing to go out of your way to do something special for that other person. That’s what love is all about, caring about the other person’s needs more than your own. … Continue reading →

Showing Affection

Showing affection- some people are good at it. It comes as naturally as breathing to them. Others are not so good at it and need to learn how to do it. In marriage it is important. Those little signs of affection can really make a difference to how your spouse feels. In a recent forum one of our members said how she misses not getting the little signs of affection. Her husband gives them to someone else but not to her. That’s a sad state of affairs, when he is buying flowers and showing admiration for someone else and not … Continue reading →

Being the Right Person

‘A good marriage is about being the right person, not marrying the right person.’ An interesting quote, don’t you think? I did when I read it in Eternity a relatively new magazine here in Australia. It came from an article by Karl Faase on making the most of your marriage. He had some interesting things to say from a guy’s point of view. Some of the tips he gave men were: ’Don’t expect your wife to behave the way she did when she you first got married.’ He went onto say that relationships grow and change. It’s true have you … Continue reading →

Admit Your Part

One thing important in any marriage is being able to admit when you are wrong or have done something foolish. Yesterday was one of those days when Mick and I were trying to sort out a few things about my website, in preparation for updating it and making some changes. Now, I’m by no means a technical expert, so without his input I would be completely lost. In the course of tying to edit and make changes whole pages disappeared. In a situation like that the tendency could be for either of us to start laying blame and accusations. But … Continue reading →

The Way Couples Relate

I watch people. Now maybe it’s because I’m a writer or maybe it’s just that I’m interested in people but I watch how couples relate to each other especially in marriage. Some couples never seem to touch each other. They never hold hands or stand with their arms around each other. I think it’s sad. I could never imagine being with a man who didn’t want to, or was incapable of showing affection. I hear of other couples where men never express their love, of men and women who have been married for years and the husband has never said … Continue reading →

A Book of Great Recipes for Slow Cookers

If you’re after recipes for your slow cooker you’ll want to rush and get a copy of Slow Cooker by Sally Wise. I received a copy of this book to review and it’s the best slow cooker book I’ve seen, filled with great recipes. It’s summer in Australia so I haven’t been using my slow cooker as much (I’m still a bit in holiday mode) but come autumn and winter this will be the first book Ill reach for. If you have a family who loves chicken like Michele’s family does then you will love Bedevilled Chicken (Aussie spelling here … Continue reading →

Easy Food to Cook from Scratch

If you want to get the best bang for your buck when it comes to cooking from scratch, go after those items that are over inflated at the grocery store. A few simple ingredients, and you can shave 50 percent or more off of the cost of making these meals and food items. Concentrate your effort here to reap the biggest rewards in savings. Cream Soups Store-bought cream soups are usually laden with all sorts of extra salt, fat, preservatives and chemical flavor enhancers. Homemade cream soups are easy to make, better tasting and cheaper than the store bought brands. … Continue reading →