Insights and practical help to begin the work of building a great marriage.
Whether your marriage lacks intimacy, or your daily communication has whittled down to basic, logistical discussions, there’s help and hope for you here on the Build Your Marriage Blog. Marriage Authors and Couples’ Retreat Speakers Heidi and Brad Mitchell share their lessons learned — and the ones they’re still learning — after 40 years of marriage and a combined 35 years of pastoral experience. Learn about how you can start building a great marriage right now.
The topic of forgiveness is one of the most searched for subjects on the Build Your Marriage website. Why?
We love to kiss. Whether it’s a quick kiss in public or a long passionate kiss in private, kissing is important to a healthy marriage.
“I want a divorce.” For six weeks this husband repeated his desire to his wife. “You’re not meeting my needs. I’m out of here.”
On Saturday one of our good friends passed away. When he left his house to go to a local store he never knew his next destination would be his heavenly home.
If we were to swing by your home and look at your bedroom closet (don’t worry!) what would we find?
Kindness and compassion are often desired and forgotten in the dailyness of marriage. Life gets busy. We may answer our spouse sharply.
“Stop judging me!” Judging, along with criticism, can be one of the greatest killers to marital unity.
We are introducing a new angle of motivation for most couples in their marriage. One of the roles each person has is to encourage their spouse to become the best person they possibly can be.
Holidays can be stressful on a marriage. We WANT peace and joy, but often end up with tension and frustration.