Spouse walks in, sits down, doesn’t acknowledge your presence, ignores your greeting, starts scrolling on the phone. You’re standing there wondering, “Will it always be like this?”or worse, “Can this marriage even be saved?” Most people would want to lash out at that point. Who wouldn’t? You’ve been lonely for a long time, misunderstood, attacked. …
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Dare #14 of The Respect Dare
Communication When I read Dare 14 from The Respect Dare this morning again, I saw a number of things that I hadn’t seen in it before. The comments about the husband’s emotional responses, subtle as they were, stood out to me. What’s really interesting is I’m also currently studying horse communication. I spent about half …
Where are Your Feet Headed?
Sarah slipped into her car and drove to the counselor’s office. Diane put one foot in front of the other, crossing the room to sit next to her cold-hearted and distant husband on the couch. Jennifer walked into where her husband worked, just to invite him to the lunch across the street. Mickey found …
How to Calm Down an Angry Husband
How to Calm Down an Angry Husband Your husband says to you, “You never…” or “You always…” or whatever. Your natural reaction is to be what? How about ticked? Or hurt. Or worse yet, scared. But yes, probably angry. Unless you are scared. Or don’t know what to do. And that usually results in being …
Why is My Marriage So Hard?
You are wondering: Why is my marriage so hard? (I’m going to get to this in a second, and you’ll need to hang with me here. I know that if your marriage is so hard you are grasping at anything, you’re going to want to read this AND stick it out to the bottom – …
Dare Fourteen of The Respect Dare…
When I read Dare 14 from The Respect Dare this morning again, I saw a number of things that I hadn’t seen in it before. The comments about the husband’s emotional responses, subtle as they were, stood out to me. What’s really interesting is I’m also currently studying horse communication. I spent about half an …
3 Quick Ways to Save Your Marriage Today…
Dr. John Gottman has spent his life studying what REALLY works in marriage. He’s made a number of astounding discoveries, not the least of which is the reason counseling only works in turning around a marriage about 25% of the time: much of what we have been taught was not designed for a marriage application, …
Weekend Round Up for Respect …
It’s Saturday night. I’m blogging. Jim’s getting ready to pay taxes. Obviously it’s not date night. But we had an awesome day celebrating with our Eagle Scout and family, and hundreds of other parents as their boys had their Eagle Court of Honor. #Privileged. I feel strongly about men being encouraged to be men. Boy …
Christmas Morning… and Divorced…
If you’ve been divorced, or are considering it, this post from Katy will blow you away. She’s a new blogger, one we are humbled to walk with. She feels called to minister to others on this journey. Thanking Him for all of you today… Dare you to see the blessings in the midst of the …
Beaten Down and Broken Hearted?
I often receive testimonials from women who complete The Respect Dare book. I’m always blown away by what I read. Nothing convinces me more that God was the one to write it than their stories. This weekend, I received another one that blew me away. This woman’s walk of faith is like few I’ve ever …