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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Intimacy

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Emotional and spiritual intimacy with our spouse requires vigilance, transparency and sharing which creates strong emotional bonds. These bonds have seminal origins and usually germinate during a healthy dating relationship prior to marriage.  A healthy dating relationship can help establish an early framework for spiritual and emotional bonding; however these bonds cannot completely be formed [...]

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Commitment

Monday, April 20, 2009

Commitment-Successful marriages are built on an unwavering commitment that husband and wife make to each other and to God.  Without deep commitment, a deceptive, soft, comforting voice may begin playing in the background of our often unconscious self talk that grows louder and more prominent when troubles come (and they will surely come).  The self [...]

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3 Key Ingredients

Sunday, April 19, 2009

I believe it’s important to get first things first.  Without commitment to the relationship, nothing else will matter.  Marriage, like most other relationships requires intentional efforts to maintain and establish emotional and spiritual intimacy. A third cornerstone to creating harmony in the relationship requires good decision making.  These three areas seem to surface as consistent [...]

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