by Joyce Zook | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured
When God asks us to volunteer, lead, or take on some responsibility, we often feel excited and privileged. Exploring the ins and outs of the task He gave us is a new adventure. Then, we get the temptation to quit. In the middle of the task, it got complicated. The...
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...
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 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 | 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...
by Joyce Zook | Jul 1, 2021 | Featured, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
When he doesn’t do it your way, what do you do? Get angry, yell, threaten, or walk out of the room? I was right, and he was wrong. But he insisted he was right, and I was wrong. The argument got louder and louder until I walked out of the room in weariness. ...