So, God made a dog...
Taking a break from that good marriage...and how to achieve it stuff today. For more than 30 years now, a red toy poodle has been part of the Ivey household....
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Nuggets of wisdom and Daily Prayers for your marriage journey
Unconditional Love!
Dear LORD, I really want to be able to deliver unconditional love wherever I go. Unfortunately, I don’t always live up to my aspirations. I am so sorry for my...
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Listen...no REALLY Listen!
Do you remember the lessons you were taught in school about how to listen constructively and to do so with a willingness to understand and not just to respond?...
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<strong>Dropping the WIIFM (what’s in it for me) and developing a Servant’s Heart</strong>
(Part 1 of several One thing for sure, you cannot wiggle your nose and hope your marriage is just going to get better on its own. It does not work that way, no...
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I left you last week in the uncomfortable position of what to do when the new wears off in marriage. All too often the decision is to quit and start over or...
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Are Soul Mates Found or Created?
Yes! In a perfect world your soul mate would come toward you in slow motion across a field of daisies with background music from the King and I, “Some...
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<strong>So, What DOES My Family of Origin Have to </strong><strong>d</strong><strong>o With My Choice of a Life Mate?</strong><strong></strong>
I left you last week with the proposition that how you were raised colors your choice of mate. Here’s how. In some more anecdotal rather than science...
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I bet the answers will surprise some of you. How many of you have talked about ‘falling-in-love.?’ I have a hard time with ‘falling’…you FALL off a horse, you...
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Are you ready for THAT day?
The memorial service was Saturday for a friend who lost his life in a tragic accident when he was almost home on a new motorcycle. He was a vigorous active...
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Homemade cotton face masks, had to be sanitized each evening, boxes of nitrile gloves, homemade hand sanitizer, more hand washing than Major Winchester of...
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This Year I Resolve To:
Live One Day at a Time Life is not a dress rehearsal. Time cannot be saved. Let's learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the NOW! Make it happen...
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Thanks to Harville and Helen Hendricks interview with Leslie Barker of the Dallas News As the holiday season quickly approaches, we thought it would be a good...
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