Dear Bride-and-Groom-To-Be… I haven’t been married very long. In fact, it’s been less than a year since we tied the knot. So when my cousin who’s in the thick of making preparations for his own wedding asked me the other day, “How did you do it?!” I totally understood where he was coming from. My […]
Our Differences I believe that if we have the right perspective and attitude to our differences as husband and wife we would have a fulfilling Marriage and make a formidable team. The fact that we have different background, upbringing, gender, personality etc as husband and wife means that we would not always see things from […]
Till death did us part… ‘Naked’ she said ‘Like I was just out of the bath in my towel and someone snatched it off me. So so vulnerable.’ I was having coffee with my recently widowed friend and she was trying to explain to me how she felt. ‘I now understand what the Bible means […]
Wallets and Handbags Men are from Mars, women are from Venus…Men are like waffles, women are like spaghetti…Men are like knives, women are like forks… As we moved towards another pre-marital counselling class, thoughts about what marriage really means began to occupy the mind, leading to my own contribution to the ‘Men are…Women are…’ stable. […]
Can We Talk? A thought crossed my mind a few weeks back that perhaps I should focus my efforts on developing my communication with my husband. That might seem an obvious thing to have or desire in a marriage but I was thinking more along the lines of the fact that, as long as we […]
Our Differences I believe that if we have the right perspective and attitude to our differences as husband and wife we would have a fulfilling Marriage and make a formidable team. The fact that we have different background, upbringing, gender, personality etc as husband and wife means that we would not always see things from […]
Praying Together We often hear the phrase “A couple that prays together, stays together” this isn’t a just a cliché. Praying is an intimate and personal experience, so the questions beggars, why do it with your spouse? One of the key purposes of Marriage is that two people come together to form a unit, your […]
Money Matters In today’s world, the haves make an extra effort to distinguish themselves from the have nots. Money is often linked to a number of critical decisions in adulthood. It is amazing how many women and men are not shy to admit that one of the qualities they seek ina potential spouse is that […]
Finances In Your Marriage Money and finances in marriage is always a topic that generates intense and interesting discussions amongst marrieds and singletons. The beauty of our Christian walk is that we already have a manual that provides guidelines on how to manage our finances as couples. As couples we have differing opinions and attitudes […]
He’s Perfect. But… So you are marrying the man of your dreams…or the woman…. and everything is perfect but……his mum! Yeah mother-in –laws (MIL’s) often have a bad reputation, which isn’t always justified. Think about it like this; without your mother in law, your spouse would not exist and whether you like it or not […]
