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Doesn’t that make you want to grab your spouse and do a spin around the floor together? For The Gorgeous Redhead and me our song is Anne Murray’s “Could I Have This Dance For The Rest Of My Life“ https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=mozilla&p=Could+I+Have+This+Dance#id=5&vid=d1a58ca2794e5c051402f8b6eb3e3035&action=click How about you? Do you and your spouse have a song? I’m not sure what […]

It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of person kind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely. –Leo Buscaglia Love is that itchy twitchy feeling, right? It’s all

Learn to “Mend it” not “End it”! 3 Wreckers to Watch Out For There are more of these, but here are three biggies. Read the description and listen to yourself in conversation with your wife or husband over the next few days. The first step in getting rid of a relationship wrecker is to recognize

It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. Proverbs 21:9 NLT Most couples don’t understand where things go wrong in their relationship. You know things started out great, but then at some point, the relationship starts turning a dark corner. First Came Love,

I picked up my pillbox this morning and was surprised to see that I was almost out. I thought I just filled it up. Then as I was changing the toilet paper an “aha” moment surfaced. Time moves way too fast these days. It’s a bit like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it

Spicing Up Your Lives in the Midst of Your Routines I promised you last time that we’d talk about how to get out of ruts that most couples get in from time to time. So, here goes. All couples who are still in the pre-marriage stage of their relationships put their best feet forward and

“Rut” – a grave with both ends knocked out!) Come, my beloved, let us go out into the country… . There I will give you my love. Song of Solomon 7:11-12 I’m indebted to Dennis and Barbara Rainey of Family Life for this idea. See how much of this resonates with you. I don’t know

Every Couple Needs Some Private I & YOU Time If you have spent any time with us, you know that we heartily recommend that parents work at not losing sight of their own relationship while they focus on caring for their children. Some ways that work wonders are: Weekly dates…adults only. Get a baby sitter

24k Gold Marriage was founded as a 501c3 non-profit organization to provide a safe place for couples to come for help. When couples come to us they know they will receive no-nonsense, straight-shooting, education, coaching and mentoring for all stages of marriage…we have references. God has given the Iveys clear direction for 2017. Keep doing

There are two words that grate on me like fingernails on chalkboards for those of you who remember slate chalk boards. They drive me nuts. CAN’T and TRY! I hate both of them because they are the private preserve of victims and quitters everywhere. Let me explain: As soon as you utter the word can’t,