God can help you find ways of loving your disabled spouse in the years ahead. This requires taking care of yourself even as you care for your spouse.
Communication
When you have problems with your marriage, you might reach out to friends, who bring value that a professional can’t. But when should you get professional help?
Create a heart-to-heart connection, even when your man is reluctant.
Researchers found that it’s important for couples to share the load of doing the dishes. Here’s my takeaway: Women who had a husband who helped with washing dishes were happier in their marriage.
Experts identify seasons of marriage prone to producing loneliness. The challenge is to anticipate those lonely periods, learn how to navigate them and turn them into growth opportunities.
Wholehearted love can be recognized by the forgiveness — the covering of sins — that’s freely shared. When you earnestly love your spouse, you help foster grace and forgiveness in your marriage.
I have a great conversation tool I’ve used for 25 years. Throughout your day, record things to share with your wife. Making notes is a simple act that’s the basis for what I call “couple talk times.”
One man accepts the challenge to be perfectly honest for a year. He failed many times; however, his wife prefers the man of integrity that he has become through the efforts of being more edifying.
Transitions — such as job changes, moves or new stages of parenting — bring their share of challenges to marriage. These changes can be fertile ground for stress and conflict, but they don’t have to be.
In marriage and other relationships, words are powerful. Search for those words that will carry beauty into your home and your heart.