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Sticking it out.(couples devotional)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes."--2 Kings 20:3 There is woven into the fabric of marriage a sense of something ongoing. One woman, one man, together for a lifetime. They don't have to be...

Talk cheap.(couple minutes)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... You're running errands, can't remember the phone number for the dry cleaners, and don't want to pay your cell phone company $1.75 for a 411 call to find out. Good news! Check out these free options. 800-Goog-411: Google's information source that's voice activated, uses easy prompts,...

Batter up!(couple minutes)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Want to have a great marriage? Head of the ballpark, says Howard Markman, director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver. Markman conducted a study that showed cities with major league baseball teams had a 28 percent lower...

Do the little things.(couple minutes)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... One of the biggest mistakes we make is thinking "the bigger, the better." Meanwhile our spouses simply want to know we care about them. When it comes to showing affection, A SINGLE ROSE CAN BE AS POWERFUL AS A DOZEN, and dessert at a local cafe can be as treasured as a five-course dinner at...

Where's my appreciation?(Editorial)
June 22, 2008... Back in April the country celebrated Husband Appreciation Day, a day for "wives to reflect on the various ways their spouse enriches their lives." I loved the idea--especially since my husband does a ton of things for me, which too often I take for granted. Little things, such as taking...