by Joyce Zook | Apr 18, 2023 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Have you thought of having no phone zones? You may need them if you or someone in your family tries to have two conversations simultaneously, one on the phone and one in person. Our phones are magnificent communication tools, yet they hinder our relationships with...
by Joyce Zook | Mar 23, 2023 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
One brother set his phone face down in the middle of the table and then looked at the other with a challenge in his eye. Would he be willing to turn his phone off during the meal? An Austrian Advert Agency coined the term “phubbing” in 2012. This word,...
by Joyce Zook | Mar 7, 2023 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Why do we nag when we know it doesn’t work? I believe it’s because we don’t know what to do instead. Nagging is when one person repeatedly pesters or harasses someone to do something or, put another way, asks for something more than once. ...
by Joyce Zook | Feb 28, 2023 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Try the Esther plan when you want to ask for something big from your husband. These simple instructions from Queen Esther of asking the king for a big request provide a good template for asking our husbands what we want. ~Esther chapters 4 and 5. Pray one to three...
by Joyce Zook | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured
Fights, or disagreements, as my husband calls them, are healthy- all marriages have them. But most of us haven’t learned how to fight a good fight and bring harmony out of a disagreeable situation. Instead, an argument erupts, and hurtful words and insults fly If you...