29 Oct
Posted by: mark in: "saving money", Financingyourfamily.com, Fortify Your Marriage, Work, Personal, Budgeting
Well, the blog’s been in hibernation for basically all month now, and it still is, but I felt like re-capping some of the nifty factoids about our move.
If something inconvenient can happen it DOES happen- mainly the landlady wanting to come into our apartment a month before we are scheduled to move out. I suggested […]
19 Jul
Posted by: mark in: Financingyourfamily.com, Fortify Your Marriage, Family, Personal
Well everyone, this little miniseries is over now, and it’s time to talk about commitment. I’ve only been married for six months, so this is going to be mainly things that people with “successful” marriages have told me.
Love is not an emotion, it’s a verb. This sounds odd to Americans, but the feeling we call […]
(Before I post I would just like to note that I don’t have any personal experience with this, and will write only on how I avoid this marriage wrecker. I do have a degree in Psychology though, which is where I learned a lot of this.)
Your wedding is a contract. A 3-way contract between you, your […]
15 Jul
Posted by: mark in: Fortify Your Marriage, Saving, money, Family, debt, Credit Cards, Goals, Motivation, Budgeting
“Can we afford this?”
One question that is a good one to ask when both people know the answer already, and it is a bad one to ask if one or both people do not. Money is a dangerous tool when handled incorrectly by a relationship, and this will not be the last time I talk […]
13 Jul
Posted by: mark in: Fortify Your Marriage, Family, Motivation, Personal
“We never talk anymore.”
If you or your spouse says this, congratulations, it’s time to work on communication. Good communication is needed so that you can meet each others’ needs. It is necessary to create a good example for children. Finally it will help you to argue effectively.
The first step to good communication is to know […]
Abuse can encompass a lot of things. Sexual, emotional, physical, alcohol, drug, and others can all show their ugly heads and ruin a marriage. A majority of these can be stopped cold with marital accountability and good communication.
One that my wife and I face is alcohol abuse. My family has a history of alcohol abuse […]
11 Jul
Posted by: mark in: Family, Fortify Your Marriage, Motivation, Goals, Personal, Budgeting
Tonight my wife gave me a major inspiration for a series of articles that I will call Fortifying my marriage. You see, we were walking home from Bible Study tonight, and she was telling me how happy she is for marrying me. We just had our six-month anniversary on Friday, and I promised her she […]