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Pastors and Priests give blessings at the end of a worship service. Prayers of blessing are offered for a couple during their wedding ceremony.
Life is unpredictable and as a result, we need to say our love and show our love daily to our spouse.
When our children were little and we wanted their attention, we would put our hands on both sides of their faces so that they would have to give us undistracted eye contact. Why?
In our work with couples we see a fairly equal number of men and women who yield to temptation and throw their marriage and all that they once held dear in jeopardy.
You already know the answer to this one: If you hear nine positive comments of affirmation and one negative comment about you, which are you more likely to think about? That’s right…the negative.
Several years ago we went on a cruise with some other family members. It was idyllic with the sea breezes, fun excursions at various ports-of-call, and time to focus on relationships.
When our children were young, they would invariably show their dark side and cause some infraction toward one another.