9 Ways to Enhance Your Listening Skills John Thurman M.Div., M.A., LPCC “A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ come together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” Dave Muer “We have to listen to understand in the same way we want to be understood.” Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The […]
Resilient Marriages
5 Ways to Enrich Your Communication with Your Wife!
by John H. Thurman Jr, M.Div., M.A., LPCC Wisdom opens your heart to receive wise counsel, but pride closes your ears to advice and gives birth only to quarrels and strife. Proverbs 13:10 TPT Men, have you ever noticed that your wife is usually more right than wrong when she attempts to give input? And […]
12 Simple Ways to Encourage Your Wife
By John H. Thurman Jr., M.Div., M.A., LPCC 12 simple ways to encourage your wife may sounds like a fairly bold title doesn’t it? Being married is one of the most challenging committments a person can ever make. And honestly, having been married to my first wife for nearly fifty years, a woman’s mind is […]
Do You Know the 6 Needs of a Happy Wife?
Want to have a happier wife? One of the keys to having a resilient, long-lasting marriage is to do what you can to make sure your wife feels good about your relationship. Do you know the 6 needs of a happy wife? As a man, I had no idea how ignorant I was when I […]
How to Enhance Your Relationship this Valentines Day
by John Thurman Looking for a simple way to enhance your Valentine’s Day? With Valentine’s just around the corner I wanted to talk about one of the most important aspects of a relationship and that is that real lovers appreciate the differences between themselves and their partners. Dr. John Gottman’s research shows that the way […]
10 Quick, Proven Ways to Reduce Marital Stress and Conflict
Conflict is Inevitable But Combat is Optional! Max Lucado Have you ever been at a party and overheard a couple say, “Oh, we never fight!” Don’t. Believe. Them. Couples fight! How do I know this? My wife and I still have our fair share of fights. As a matter of fact, we had a pretty […]
9 Ways to Overcome Relationship Problems: Perspective
69% of your relationship problems are unsolvable! Dr. John Gottman Really? 9 Ways to Overcome Relationship Problems: Perspective! That’s right, change your perspective and change your trajectory. I remember the day I read this statistic in Dr. John Gottman’s book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. At first, I was a bit surprised. But […]
12 Ways to Have a Happy Wife!
“ My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” Sir Winston Churchill “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” Ruth Bell-Graham “Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.” Proverbs 5:18 NLT 12 Ways to Have […]
How to Use the 6 Layers of Intimacy to Enhance Your Relationship
“The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible.” Carolyn Heilbrun What is intimacy? One definition of intimacy is an act or familiar expression serving as a token of congeniality, affection, and love. Another is a close or detailed knowledge of […]