communication

When Your Spouse is Sick – Six Reminders To Navigate The Season
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When Your Spouse is Sick – Six Reminders To Navigate The Season

How do you nurture marriage when one spouse is sick? How do you navigate life when you are the sick spouse? When we take our vows and promise to stick together in “sickness or health”, we usually aren’t keen to experience  the sickness part. A few months ago, I hurt my knee and later my…

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Communication in Marriage: A Husband’s Perspective

This month at Intentional Today, we are looking at communication in marriage. We started by looking at the options a wife has when her husband struggles to engage. Since I write from a wife’s point of view, someone wanted to know my husband’s story, how he worked through stonewalling and shutting down. My husband doesn’t…

How to create boundaries with a difficult spouse
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Marriage Boundaries With a Difficult Spouse: 5 Important Guidelines

Are marriage boundaries a reasonable option for the suffering spouse in a difficult marriage? I remember the day my husband-then-boyfriend announced the third person in his life. “Our relationship,” he said. “It’s like a living person, separate from you and I, who needs our consistent attention.” It was a radical revelation and I was arriving…