“Be as enthusiastic to stay married as you were to get married”
If you and your partner do not currently have anything special that you do together, start something new this Christmas. Try some of these ideas:
*On Christmas Eve after putting the kids to bed, stay up and exchange gifts with each other. This gives you the [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Value Each Other This Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acts of love, christmas, Jewell Powell, love, marriage advice, marriage coach, marriage enrichment, marriage tips on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Show Some Respect
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jewell Powell, love, marriage, marriage advice, marriage coaching, marriage problems, relationships and marriage, respecting each other on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The best security blanket a child can have is parents to respect each other – Jan Blaustone, author
Without self-control, we have little opportunity to experience the full blessings of God. Self-discipline is essential to our living in harmony with our mates and family. Relationships can be a real battle at times, and with children in the [...]
Good Will
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged giving, Jewell Powell, marriage 101, marriage advice, marriage coaching, relationships & marriage, troubled marriages on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bible tells us that the generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25)
Generosity is one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. But it seems hard sometimes to reach out and help someone in need. Some will say they are in a financial crisis and just [...]
Do You Really Know How I Feel?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged empathy, Jewell Powell, marriage advice, marriage and family, marriage coach, marriage tips, troubled marriages on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.
- Harper Lee, writer
When trying to empathize we tend to quickly say “I know how you feel”, but do we really? When your spouse comes home, perhaps not wanting to do anything but relax or lay down, do you begin fussing [...]
More Than Talking
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communication in marriage, jewell r powell, marriage 101, marriage advice, marriage and children, marriage and family, marriage coaching on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.- Epictetus, philosopher
I read an article one day that talked about listening. It talked about how too often we speak before we think and do not listen nearly as much as it would benefit us. That’s really big [...]
Carpe Diem – Seize The Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children in marriage, family, how to love your family, Jewell Powell, love, love and marriage, marriage advice, marriage and relationships, marriage coach, troubled marriages on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring” Proverbs 27:1 NLT
There’s a song by Alicia Keys called “Like you’ll never see me again” where she sings about spending each day as if they will never see each other again. She says even when you kiss or hug or say ‘I [...]
