by Joyce Zook | Oct 22, 2021 | Featured
By making your own life more satisfying, you take pressure off your spouse to be your sole source of happiness. ~TEAL SCOTT A few years after we got married, I asked my husband what he wanted from me as a wife. My precious guy thought for a moment, then said,...
by Joyce Zook | Sep 22, 2021 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Our dates were very different depending on where we lived. We floated on a lake in Texas. In Germany we climbed a hill to see a castle and walked in the woods. One of our favorites while we lived in Hawaii, was to get dessert as takeout and ete it on the beac For...
by Joyce Zook | Sep 9, 2021 | Featured, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
When I asked a friend what the most significant takeaway was for her from the 12 Keys for Marriage success course, she said, “He’s not the problem.” People, including our husbands, respond to our words, comments and actions. But, if we’re cranky, irritable, critical,...
by Joyce Zook | Aug 27, 2021 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
We see our men as the strong ones and seldom realize how much they appreciate positive attention. We don’t want our guys becoming attracted to the woman on the elevator who says, “My, you look strong,” or the girl at the office who flirts and compliments their work....
by Joyce Zook | Jul 29, 2021 | Featured, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
If Your Anger Gets Out of Control, Try This Fights, or disagreements, as my husband likes to call them, happen in our marriages. But most of us haven’t learned to fight well and bring harmony out of difficult situations. Instead, an argument erupts, then hurtful...