It’s raining. Each raindrop gently falls as though it were a small piece of the clouds, descending to the earth below. Ever so softly, the steady fall of drops whisper a melody as they splash upon their window pane. Inside, a pair of lovers, oblivious to the outside world, lie there affixed in each other’s embrace. Now that I’ve got your attention. I just described the … [Read more...]
3 No-Nonsense Reasons You Shouldn’t Compare Your Spouse to Your Parent
Have you heard the saying that boys tend to marry someone like their moms and girls look for men like their father’s? In a way it’s true, we may subconsciously look for someone who shares some of the same qualities as our parents. You may have married someone who has qualities like your parent, but if they do not, please don’t compare them to your parent. It is dangerous to … [Read more...]
4 Tests Every Godly Marriage Has to Go Through
We have already heard the popular phrase, “there isn’t a testimony without first going through a test” This is very true and if you ask anyone with a story what it took to get where they are now, you better pull up a chair because they will keep you for days. Every married couple must face various tests throughout their marriage. Here are 4 tests every Godly … [Read more...]
3 Ways Multiple Sclerosis Can Affect Your Sex Life
This is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week is March 2-8. For many years MS was thought to be a disease usually seen in white women. The researchers have found that over an average year, 10 out of every 100,000 blacks developed the disease, compared to 7 white patients, 3 Hispanics and just over 1 Asian per 100,000. In the traditional marriage vows you recite in sickness and in … [Read more...]
3 Ways You Can Have a Ride Or Die Wife
All ride or die wives want a husband that will also be there through thick and thin. Wives want a husband that will be supportive and loving. A wife doesn’t have a problem with her husband taking his place as spiritual leader in the household if she knows who his spiritual leader is. So if husbands want a ride or die wife, below are some things they need to know. 1. You … [Read more...]
Is Marriage Really Just a Piece of Paper? 3 Wedding Vows to Revisit
“Marriage is just a piece of paper anyway.” This is part of one of the many responses I received to an article I wrote last week entitled “Three People Who Don’t Respect Marriage.” There were a plethora of different responses to this article, but there was one reoccurring theme that continues to tug at me. It’s this theme of marriage being “just a piece of paper.” Let’s talk … [Read more...]
Four Ways Your Marriage is a Ministry
Ministry: The act of serving, ministration. I don’t know if you realize it, but you do serve in your marriage, therefore it is a ministry. You may ask yourself how your marriage is a ministry if you and/or your spouse are not ministers. You don’t have to be. The fact that your marriage is an act of service makes it a ministry. The definition clearly states that ministry is the … [Read more...]
Marriage Ain’t No Punk
Marriage should be a lifestyle, not a casual relationship that can be terminated on a whim. Therefore it should not be entered into lightly or taken for granted. Once entered in, handle the marriage with care and remember why the decision was made to marry. This should be a careful decision because marriage ain’t no punk. Marriage is a covenant between you, God, and your … [Read more...]
Commitment Lasts Through Sickness and Health
by Carol Dunlop It was a day like any other day in January of this year (2011). My husband and I went our separate ways to work, completed the work day and drove towards home. We had to make a stop by the tire shop, so I decided to accompany him. We were there roughly thirty minutes when Alvin, my husband, decided that I should go on home because he would be a while longer. … [Read more...]
Should Obey Be In Your Marriage Vows?
by Ayanna Black You would think that I'd lost my hearing as long as it took me to respond to the pastor after he said "will you obey"..." Honestly, I didn't mean to pause that long but for that split second I had to think about what I was agreeing too. At that moment I was thinking, do I have to do what he says? Is he going to make the right decision for me to … [Read more...]