Making Time to Talk
They spoke throughout the day, but most of their words were about tasks. “Did you pay that bill?” “What time will you be home?” “Can you pick this up?” They were communicating, but they…
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Ask Better Questions
Questions can either open the heart or close it. In marriage, we ask questions all the time. “Did you pay that bill?” “What time are you coming home?” “Why did you do that?” “Did…
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Small Conversations Matter
Marriage does not usually drift apart in one big moment. Sometimes it happens quietly. One missed conversation at a time. One distracted answer at a time. One tired evening at a time. One “not…
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Pause Before You Respond
Not every feeling should be spoken in the first form it comes. That is hard to remember when emotions are high. When we feel hurt, words can rush out. When we feel accused, defence…
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Choose the Right Time
Timing can change the way a conversation is received. There are some things that need to be said, but not every moment is the right moment to say them. A serious conversation may be…
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Truth Needs Tenderness
Every marriage needs truth. A marriage cannot grow when everything is hidden, avoided, minimized, or pushed aside. There are things that need to be said. Feelings that need to be expressed. Patterns that need…
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Tone Can Change the Conversation
Tone matters. Sometimes we say the right words, but the tone carries something very different. The words may say, “I am fine,” but the tone may say, “I am upset.” The words may say,…
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Say It With Grace
Words are powerful in marriage. They can comfort. They can correct. They can strengthen. They can also bruise places in the heart that no one else can see. Sometimes, it is not only what…
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When Silence Says Something
Silence in marriage can mean many things. Sometimes silence means wisdom. A spouse knows that speaking in that moment would only make things worse, so they choose to wait. Sometimes silence means tiredness. There…
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Hear the Heart Beneath the Words
Not everything your spouse says is only about the words they use. Sometimes words carry tiredness. Sometimes they carry fear. Sometimes they carry disappointment. Sometimes they carry loneliness. Sometimes they carry a longing that…
