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Three Tips for Stronger Marriage: 1. Forgive– the fire goes out when you water it with forgiveness. “Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.” Eph. 4:32 The Message 2. Communicate– your spouse is not a mind reader, tell him/her how you feel and use phrases like “I feel…..” not “You always……” 3. Play– Do something fun together. Set aside life’s worries for a time of connection and laughs. “It’s bett

Thank you to so many amazing women (and one man) who grace the pages of this issue! We do not have print subsciptions available yet but you can order the magazines individually here: Praise and Coffee: Praise and Coffee Spring 2013 Connecting women to encourage each other and inspiring them to draw closer to God. And for all of you wonderful Pinners, here are some Pins for you to share! Also available on my Pinterest page: Sign up here to receive an email when each new magaz

They said it would never last. We stubbornly scoffed at them. We were young and so naïve. I was 20 years old and engaged to be married to a man I’d known less than a year. I promptly ran out to buy my wedding dress and gathered prices on reception halls. Two months later I was pregnant and the fairy tale wedding unraveled along with my reputation and friendships.  Our family was disappointed but supportive; we moved the wedding up and scaled down the celebration. I’d need a n

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First a couple of things. Look at what I look out my front door at: **Another snow day here in Michigan. My son (a senior in high school) is thrilled, he gets a day off. My daughter (a sophomore in high school) is bummed- she is homeschooled! ** Thank you all so much for your input last week! I will be delving into many of the subjects you mentioned over the next several weeks. I have decided to hold off on the carnival idea for now. Though, I encourage you to jump in on othe

Do you walk away from arguments with your spouse feeling as though you just lost? While the other person is talking, are you thinking of what you can say to change his or her words? No? Well, I have, so humor me! 😉 I have even had arguments with my husband while he was out of the room! But seriously, this is so destructive to our marriage. We are partners after all. We are both on the same team, but sometimes we treat each other like arch enemies. We think that there is a wi

My husband and I have been married for 20 blissful, uneventful years! NOT! I interrupt this figment of my imagination for a dose of reality… You can read the rest of this article over at the CWO Internet Cafe’ #forgiveness #marriage