by Dr. Debi Smith A man and a woman waltzing provides the best image – and experience – of marriage as it is designed to be. More specifically, a couple dance provides much of the information we need in order to understand what makes a romantic relationship work well. The man takes the lead.The woman…
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What’s the Problem?
by Dr. Debi Smith On the surface, it seems like poor communication is the problem. But like so many other things in life, there’s more to it than that. The lack of connection and understanding run deeper than mere word-choice. There are some fundamental biological and social differences that lead to very different world views…
Read MoreIf they asked me …
If they asked me I could write a book About the way you walk and whisper and look I could write the preface on how we met So the world would never forget And the simple secret of the plot Is just to tell them that I love you a lot Then the world discovers…
Read MoreDo you think you know your spouse?
I’ve been reading Intimate Allies, a wonderful book by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman. Each page is deliciously romantic and points me back to God’s love for us. For years, I’ve been advising young men and women to marry the person they are willing to spend a lifetime getting to know. So today I find…
Read More5. Love Is Not Rude
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him. ~ Proverbs 27:14 The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:12 To answer before listening — that is folly and shame. ~ Proverbs 18:13
Read More4. Love Is Thoughtful
How precious also are Your thoughts to me … How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. ~ Psalm 139:17-18
Read More3. Love Is Not Selfish
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ~ Romans 12:10 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same…
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