Let’s face it we live in an extremely busy world! And as much as we try not to be overtaken by it we often are. We have great intentions of doing things that mean the most to us, but we still get drug into a hectic schedule throughout different seasons. For Ryan and I summer […]
Top 5 Phrases Every Man Needs to Hear
Every man desires to know just how much they are appreciated and how well we think they are doing. I mean let’s be real, don’t we want a little praise every now and again ourselves? The thing is when talking to women who have been married for some time several have told me they didn’t […]
4 Creative Ways to Make the Most of the Physical Touch Love Language (From a Girl Who Knows)
Emma Merkas is an Australian relationships and marriage writer and the co-founder of Melt: Massage for Couples, a beautiful online video series that teaches couples the secrets to an amazing massage. She has been married to her business partner Denis for five years, together for ten. She is here today to share how to make […]
You’re a New Daddy Gift Basket
When getting everything ready for our baby’s arrival I read several times that Dad’s can feel a bit left out. A lot of the attention is on Mom and baby. Meeting their needs and gifts for them. I then saw a suggestion of getting a special little something for Dad. Letting him know you appreciate […]
Melt: Massage for Couples
Ryan and I have been saying since we met we should take massaging classes. With both of us training for our endurance events we felt like it would be very beneficial! We would attempt to massage each other where ever it was needed. But we really didn’t know what we were doing and ended up […]
6 Techniques to Get Him Helping Around the House
As women, wives and mommies we have a lot of things constantly on our plates. We are always getting something done, adding something to our to-do list and wanting to mark something else off the same list. Now don’t get me wrong, our men are busy guys too! They have their own things that must […]
Creating True Agape: 20 At Home Dates
Do you ever feel a little disconnected from your spouse? Like your needs are not being met? Or that the two of you are speaking two totally foreign languages? After talking to a group of women these are the types of things they said they felt in their marriage. After digging deeper I started to […]
Investing Properly in Our Marriages
Today we are on the road and in Texas for Ryan’s full Ironman that will take place tomorrow. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. With that I am leaving you today with a guest post of mine that was published earlier in the week. I feel like this is such a great topic. […]
Physical Touch During Long Distances
If your significant other’s Love Language is Physical Touch and you are in a long distance relationship you might be at a loss on how to show them love. That is indeed understandable! But do not fret- it is not a lost cause! You can for sure still continue to fill up your mate’s love tank with these four […]
Ensuring Quality Time During Long Distance
If Quality Time is your spouse’s or your own primary Love Language long distance can be hard to endure through. In this day and age there are many reasons why couples may have to deal with stints of long distance during their marriages including work or treatments for illnesses. Good news is there are ways to stay […]