According to the Census Bureau, most Americans are marrying before they hit the 30 year mark. My husband and I got married when I was 24 and he was 27. Now, some 19 years later, I feel like we got married at a good age. We have both changed since then as individuals and as a couple. Well, I’ll say we have evolved as a couple. We have had time to really learn about ourselves … [Read more...]
ABC’s of Love; 26 Steps to a Happier Marriage
Remember the rules you learned in kindergarten on how to behave and treat each other? Well, I’ve put together a similar list for married folk. Below are simple tips from A to Z that will help you have a happy relationship. Always apologize when you’re wrong. It’s the mature thing to do. Be available when your spouse needs you. Don’t put him/her on the back … [Read more...]
5 Communication Tactics that Could Destroy Your Marriage, #5 Is the Deadliest
A common complaint from married folks is lack of communication with our spouse. However, we communicate with our spouses all day every day. Talking, arguing and even the silent treatment is a form of communication. It’s not all good communication, but what we say, do, don’t say and don’t do conveys messages. According to Merriam Webster the definition of communication is … [Read more...]
Will Unfulfilled Expectations Mess Up Your Marriage?
I have thought about it often: expectations in a marriage. Should you have high expectations? Should a mate assume their spouse knows them so well that they will know what to do and what not to? Is this faith and hope? Are mates being realistic? I told you, I have many thoughts on this subject. Let me set the expectation for this article. I simply want to raise a … [Read more...]
My Greatest Love Lesson for a Happy Marriage
There's no doubt about it: any relationship worth having will take a commitment and hard work from both parties. With marriage, I've never liked to use the term "hard work" because it has a negative connotation. My greatest love lesson comes in knowing that marriage is "love work". It's "commitment work". It's "joy work". You could even say, it's homework; but after a long day, … [Read more...]
3 Ways and Reasons to Strengthen Your Vagina
I can’t believe I’m writing about this. Let me just be frank and honest. I never thought I would be writing about a woman’s hoo-ha. But..... I was searching the internet for my mother. What I needed for her DID NOT pop up. What popped up, instead, was all this information on vaginal exercises and reasons to strengthen your vaginal muscles. A Russian woman even holds the … [Read more...]
Husbands: 10 Things You Should and Shouldn’t Get for Your Wife on Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, some of you guys are probably wondering what gift to buy you wife. I polled some of the ladies and below is a list of things they do NOT want to receive. If you have already bought any of these items, please return them ASAP. Any appliance. Do not come home with anything she can clean or cook with. Flowers. Plastic or real. No roses, … [Read more...]
12 Scriptures Every Christian Couple Should Have in Their Marriage Toolbox
With a new year ahead of us, I think it’s a good idea to resolve to get more of the Word while strengthening our marriages. I believe the following scriptures will help whenever an issue comes up or if you just need encouragement. I recommend meditating on one monthly, in any order. When you don’t know what to do about your situation. Hebrews 4:16 "Let us therefore come … [Read more...]
10 Things Your Future Wife Wishes You’d Do Before You Even Think About Being a Husband
By: Michelby “Coco” Whitehead As we fall into autumn, a lot of women are making it their business to find Mr. Right. This year, ladies attended all the Tony Gaskins events, read the Steve Harvey book four more times, and even took cooking classes to prepare for the husband hunt! Certainly, a woman who is preparing herself to be a great spouse deserves a man who has … [Read more...]
Bragging Time! 6 Reasons My Husband is the Bestest and Why I Should Tell Him Every Day
I’ve written many articles on how to handle trouble in your marriage, how to survive being married, and what the Bible says about marriage - so now I just want to use this article to brag on my husband. Many times we don’t take the time to just be thankful for our spouses or tell them how much we appreciate them. So I will share 6 reasons why my husband is the bestest (yes, … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Stop Bringing Out the Worst in Your Spouse
I heard a minister make this statement, “If you keep appealing to the dog in your man, that is who will keep showing up.” Wow – I thought, those are some pretty strong words. My man is not a dog! I had to stop for a second to hear the truth hidden in that statement. The truth hidden in this bold statement is that anyone, male or female, can have doggish behavior. I … [Read more...]
5 BIG Reasons Your Man May NOT Be Having Sex With You!
“I’ve been trying, but my husband hasn’t wanted to have sex with me lately and I don’t know why!” This sentiment came from many women that commented on my recent article Why Does My Man Always Want Sex? 6 BIG Things Ladies Must Know About Men and Sex!! Well I realized that sometimes this is one of the hardest things for women to understand because for some reason society has … [Read more...]
So Your Spouse Doesn’t Go to Church? Here Are 4 Godly Ways to Practice Your True Religion
1 Peter 3:1-2- Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your virtuous conduct accompanied by fear. Do you have a spouse that doesn’t go to church or isn’t in the word of God? Is it frustrating? Do you constantly ask him/her to go to … [Read more...]
Heaven Sent or Hell Bound: Husbands What Kind of Leader are You?
To lead means to guide, go in front of, and show the way. Ephesians 5:23 says: for the husband is the head of the wife; as also Christ is the head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. So husbands, it is your duty to lead your wife and family. Where you lead not only impacts your marriage but will have an effect on your children. They have no choice but to be led … [Read more...]
2 Remarkable Ways Being a Proverbs 31 Woman is Bound to Impact Your Man
Many Christian women, before they get married, often pray about becoming like the Proverbs 31 woman. This is a high calling that they strive, and may even vow to be, for their one special man. Some of the amazing qualities of this Biblically divine woman include: Her steadfast faith in God. Her unconditional relationship with her Husband. Her wise counsel and mothering … [Read more...]