Are you fiercely fighting for your marriage? The easy answer is typically "Of course!", but that's usually not the truth. I don't know how many times God has revealed to me that I was only fooling myself into believe I was giving our marriage 100%. Heck, I'm sure in some instances it wasn't
The Top 8 Marriage Blogs You’ll Love
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There are some great marriage blogs out there. Seriously. In fact, there are a few in this list that have truly inspired the blog you're reading right now. We've been blogging about our family and relationship for a bit, but we've learned a lot from each of these marriage blogs. Whether
56 Ways to Show Your Wife That You Love Her
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There's nothing I want more out of our marriage than for my wife to know how much I love her. And if I'm being honest, it's an area that I struggle with at times. Running multiple businesses, three wildly active (but totally normal) boys and that crazy thing called "life" often interfere with
MM 030: The 22 Day Prayer Challenge
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It was one of those times where our marriage was in a rut. We couldn’t place our finger on one particular thing that was bringing us down. It was more a culmination of things that lead to us feeling that our marriage wasn’t working. We had already been through marriage counseling in the past so
MM 27 & 28: 10 Things That Financially Happy Couples Do Differently
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Part I: Part II: Are you tired of thoughts about money that make you ill? Perhaps you’ve said at one time or another: “Will I have enough money for retirement? How can I pay off my credit card debt? How do I manage all of these medical bills? I wish I had more money to have fun,
MM 025: How to Think Together in Your Marriage
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I get frustrated often when my husband doesn't think the same way I do. I can't tell you how many arguments we have been in over the years because we don't think alike. But, after 10 years of marriage we are finally realizing we don't have to think alike as long as we think
MM 024: The Rebrand – The Story Behind Changing Our Name to Marriage More
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We have some really exciting news to share with y'all! Our site - Dollars and Roses - is officially changing it's name to Marriage More. When we originally rebranded we weren't exactly sure what we wanted our new name to be, but after praying about it and lots and lots of consideration (my head
MM 015 & 016: 10 Lessons Learned From Ten Years Of Marriage
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10 years of marriage - yowzers! I almost can't believe it's been that long. From walking down the aisle, being deployed to Iraq, having 3 boys, changing careers and starting several businesses, we've been through a ton. With every hardship and success came a very valuable lesson
MM 13 & 14: 12 Ways to Be a Better Husband
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Part 1: Part II: Check out our show in iTunes! Click HERE to Subscribe to Our Show. ***** If there were an award for “Husband of the Year,” I would not win. I would not get runner up. I would not even get an honorable mention. When it comes to being a husband, putting it mildly,
MM 010: How Marriage Counseling Saved Us
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"Why isn't this working? It's not supposed to be this way." That's what Mandy and I both thought months after I returned from Iraq. On the surface, friends and family thought we were okay. I was the war veteran that returned to a dream career as a financial advisor. Mandy was the
MM 008: Let’s Talk About Sex Baby
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Me: "Hey, Babe. You're looking really hot today...." Her: <unphased> "You just want to get some." Me: <bowing my head and thinking to myself> "Dang, how does she know me so well?" Talking About the "S" Word As a Christian, it's sometimes feels dirty to use the "S" word,
MM 007: Lessons Learned From a 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge
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A microbrew on draft for me is equivalent to my wife's obsession with fountain Coke. It's harrrrrd for me to pass up. As a Christian, it's always been a fine line between recreational drinking and drinking to get drunk. Raised as a Southern Baptist, it was always taboo to drink anything.
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