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 | Oct 6, 2022 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
How do we get our husbands to listen when they think their right? We’ve tried talking to them, but they seem to block us out, and our concerns don’t get heard. Yelling didn’t work, getting mad didn’t work, and crying ended in frustration. It’s harder for them...
by Joyce Zook | Sep 22, 2022 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
If we push and insist our way is the right way, we lose more than we gain. Our actions result in strained relationships or possibly anger and resentment. Is your way the only right way? If so, is it worth losing the closeness you feel with your husband? Few choices...
by Joyce Zook | Jul 19, 2022 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
When my husband and I had a controversial topic to discuss, we sat down on the couch and used a sticky note pad as the designated “Floor.” With this technique, we kept on topic, listened carefully, and got through the discussion without lots of unnecessary...