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.
We have recently been astounded at how many couples we know who are choosing to end their marriage. Are you seeing the same thing? It is breaking our hearts.
Little things matter. Missing one ingredient in a cake can make all the difference between a mess and a masterpiece. One number off on a combination lock and it stays locked.
In your marriage, personal flaws are naturally going to be revealed. Things like: selfishness, pride, needing to win, not listening, control, negativity, passivity—you get the idea.
As I go through 2015, I, (insert name) have resolved the following in my marriage to (insert spouse’s name).
We wonder, “How much faith is lacking regarding our marriages?” What is it, perhaps that we are failing to believe God for?
Do you know anyone whose life or marriage has been rocked by things that were done in secret—things that one spouse thought no one would ever find out about?
In two days people across the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving. It’s a day when we stop, reflect, and give thanks to God for the blessings we enjoy that have come from his gracious hand.
A friend of ours named David used to have a one-on-one session with each of his three boys beginning when they were just preschoolers. Then he would ask them one question: “Is there anything that I need to ask your forgiveness for?”