by Annie | Nov 25, 2020 | Building Strong Families
Before Deciding to Divorce
Thank you for taking the time to visit our Page on the difficulties Marriages are facing today. We call this “Marriage Drifting”. To often couples run to their attorneys and in no time find themselves in Divorce Court. Later realizing that there might have been a few things they could have done together to get their marriage back on track.
Below we have listed seven (7) things we did to get our marriage back on track. We are hopeful that it will do the same for you. Please adjust each pointer to the needs in your marriage and apply them.
Most marriages began drifting before the couples realizes it. They will feel that something is just out of sink, but are not sure what it is. We have always been involved in the marriages of other couples through marriage ministry leadership for 30 years. So, a marriage can drift for anyone. The moment we realized our marriage was drifting we took the steps below to get back on track.
We had often taken weekend get-a-ways, we started doing that again. Ann made adjustment to her school schedule and decided to do her studies duing the weekdays and free up the weekends. So, we kept our weekdays free for each other.
It was an adjustment, but it all worked out. Sunday dinners had always been a special time for our family gathering, so we put that back on the agenda and decided to eat out at a restaurant. We made our marriage a priority, and everything else just fell in place. So, it was not just one thing that worked. Below we have listed 8 things that played a role in getting us back on track when our marriage was drifting. We have listed them below:
1. “Talk” – You must both be willing to talk about what changed to make the relationship drift. Many times, there is more than one reason.
2. “Pray – Your marriage consists of your spouse, you and Jesus Christ. Pray daily to Him about the things you wish to change. Ask Him to bless your marriage.
3. “Time” – Refocus your time. Make each other a priority, and build things around that.
4. Smile – Find joy and laughter in your daily plans together. Keep humor in your daily conversations. Yesterday is gone. Today is now.
5. Speak – Learn to speak His/her love language. You are both different as day and night. Don’t be afraid to say words like, “I Love You”, “I Respect You”.
6. Enjoy – Enjoy your Marriage – Arrange time together – You will be amazed how simple it is to enjoy the little things together.
7. Allow each other personal time and space.
8. Mentor – Find a couple that has been married fewer years than you, and become their Mentor on marriage issues. Amazingly this will grow your marriage.
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by Annie | Nov 10, 2020 | Building Strong Families
The First Step to Bridging the Gap of Division in our Country
Welcome America! A place where there is enough to go around for all of us. But instead of thinking about what your America, or should we say Country can do for you. Let’s think about what we can do for your country. Yes, I did not make this up, someone else did. Now go Google who that was, and comment me in the comments box below.
It took me awhile to understand this analagy about life. It is all about how we can make a difference in the lives of others. We were all born with a natural gift. Have you figured out what yours might be? If you haven’t, I can help you with that. Let’s look at some factors to make our country a better place to live and give.
This should not happen in our Country:
And old lady should never cross the street in fast moving traffic alone. Where are the people who care?
I have actually seen this happen and it was as if the driver in the on coming car got some kind of excitement or thrill out of envoking fear in the lady as she moved quickly across the street to avoid being hit. This is not America!
Then again, a man should never die alone. Have you ever thought about that?
God said, “It is not good for man to be alone”, so dying alone must be even worse than living alone. We seem to take the simple things in life for granted, but we can turn that all around.
Today! When you see injustice, when you see people hurting, when you see a need in your community, it becomes our responsibility to jump in and help. Will you do that?
There are more people in this country who want to do the right thing, than those who thrive on doing the wrong thing. So, keep that in mind.
That is how we can ALL began to bridge the gap in our Country, and who knows… maybe other countries will want to imitate us again!
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