Mid-Life Marriage Makeover
We were both standing with our teen kids at the “To Go” order desk waiting for our dinners to be ready so we could jump back into the fast lane of family life. Two moms, striking up a conversation to…
Pure Pleasure: Making Your Marriage a Great Affair
by Bill and Pam Farrel and Sally and Jim Conway The authors offer a handbook filled with stories and lessons learned from their own relationships and counseling experience to help other couples strengthen and increase the pleasure (communication, fun, forgiveness,…
Ready for Adventure? You’ll need a few Navigational Tools!
Compass for Clarity Tune in THIS THURSDAY June 28 at 6:06 pm PT for Part 4 of Tackling Transitions: Trials to Triumphs. We will share the “adventure equipment” you will want (and need) to navigate life’s adventurous journey. Just like you…
Recession Romance – 25 Free or Nearly Free Ideas for Great Dates
1. Have a candlelit picnic in an unusual location, like your rooftop, a park bench, or overlooking the ocean. 2. Go on a photo date where you snap pictures of each other all over the city. If finances permit it,…
Red Hot Romance Ideas
Red Hot Journey Every memorable adventure has three things: the anticipation of going, the experience itself, and the lingering memories. Let’s look at how to make Valentine’s Day a journey to red hot love. Inspired by the effort we saw…
Romance to the Rescue
I (Pam) love themed dates. In 10 Best Decisions a Couple Can Make, we share some ideas from our readers and audiences as well. Here are a few themes to consider: Always and Forever: One man wanted to comfort his…
Rubber Band Decision-Making Skill
In my newest book, Simple Skills for Every Woman: Success in Keeping Everything Together, we walk readers through a series of simple decision-making skills. However, when several options present themselves and they all look great, we need some new tools…
Snail Mail and Sunscreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KdWH24Mwhk Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. (Genesis 24:61) We all spend a lot of time getting ready. We get ready for work, ready for school, ready for dinner,…
Spark the Joy: 5 Fun Activities to Bring Laughter Back to Your Marriage
We were interviewed by a magazine on how to keep the fun and laughs in marriage. We didn't realize how much we have invested in this area until we were approached as "experts" in finding fun! It is biblical to…
State of Our Union – Worksheet
Rate your relationship 1 to 10 in each area: (10 being BEST) Social – Are you enjoying friendship with each other and those in your life? 1__________________________________________________________10 Financial – Are you stable now and do you have a…
Staying in Sync
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDXV6KD2d4 One of our favorite ideas about marriage comes from Ephesians 5:31, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” A mysterious thing happens…
Tackling Transitions by Playing Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gCFU1ovMs In Genesis 2:22, God himself demonstrates the importance of finding a balance between work and rest. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his…