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.
Who do you have that keeps you accountable in your marriage? Do you have someone who will ask you how you have been treating your spouse?
We all get discouraged. The triggers for discouragement can come in all sizes and shapes.
Brad was raised in a family that had a farming legacy. His grandfather had a company that raised hybrid seed for corn and other crops.
On April 24, 2016, Brad’s dad passed away. Immediately, our family was brought together in a time of grief and mourning.
How do we rebuild trust after a poorly handled conflict? The first step is to own our stuff.
A myth is “a widely held but false belief or idea.” When we believe a myth to be true we are choosing to believe a lie.
Let’s face it, temptation can assault our marriages in a lot of different forms. The Enemy will attack every one of us not only where we are weak, but where we think we are strong.
How would you describe what it is like to be around a consistently negative person? The kind of person who longs for rain on a sunny day and for whom the glass is always half empty.
In 1965 The Righteous Brothers first released “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” and it quickly shot to the top of the charts in the United States and the UK.