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What Christ’s Victory on the Cross Means for Marriage (& 5 Steps to Embracing It!)

I remember those beginning years well. And the arguments that accompanied them. I remember the tears. The doubt of who I am and of my worthiness. When you don’t live in the reflection of Christ, you wear the labels of a broken world. I came into our marriage wearing a multitude of those broken labels…

5 Things to Pray When You Want to Be a Better Wife

“Lord, I just need You to FIX HIM!” “Make him see his ways.” “Soften his heart.” “Give him eyes to see my needs and the strength to follow through with that.” As a wife, have you ever prayed those kinds of prayers? Maybe every. single. day? Is there anything wrong with those prayers? Absolutely not! But…

Do you find yourself struggling with your worth every time your husband says the wrong thing? Could you be guilty of making him your savior because of a broken identity?

To the Wife Who Is Always Disappointed by Her Husband

I welcome my friend, Marriage Counselor, and Life Coach to #ChosenandWorthy today! Beth Steffaniak is a wealth of information, strategies, and encouragement. Her corner of the blog world is a place I frequent to keep myself intentional about my own marriage. Today she gives us insight into the roll our identity plays within our marriages….

Hope for the One Who Feels Unworthy After a Painful Divorce

Today I welcome one of my favorite encouragers to the blog. Her name is Carmen Brown and she blogs at Married by His Grace. Her story is powerful. It’s one many of us can relate to because, friends, marriage is where the enemy loves to attack. Maybe your marriage isn’t filled with addiction or adultery. Maybe…

You made it through the busy young children years, weathered the teen years, and now you are half in and half out of the empty nest years. So close, but not quite. The kids are busy and don't need you in the same ways. But they are in and out of the house like a revolving door. Now what? How do you refocus yourself and figure out what loving your spouse well looks like in this season? Loving Your Spouse Well When Your Nest is Almost Empty by Melanie Redd for Lori Schumaker's "Building a Lasting Love Story #Marriage Series"

Loving Your Spouse Well When Your Nest is Almost Empty

This week for the Building a Lasting Love Story #MarriageSeries, I get to bring you my friend, a passionate follower of Jesus and a gifted encourager, Melanie Redd. As well as teaching and speaking, Melanie writes at Ministry of Hope. She’s been married to Randy for 26 years and their nest is almost empty! Today,…

Loving your spouse well during those busy parenting years is not easy work. Your time is minimal and your exhaustion real. So how do you do it? How do you love your spouse well during the busy parenting years? Valerie Murray for Lori Schumaker's Building a Lasting Love Story #MarriageSeries

How to Love Your Spouse Well During the Busy Parenting Years

I’m so pleased to share with you my dear friend and gifted writer, Valerie Murray from Cord of 6. She is a Mama to 4 beautiful children and is on the go nonstop, so if anyone can relate to your struggles to loving your spouse well during these years, she can! She loves her husband…

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