Relationships

Find biblical guidance for relationships, dating, marriage, family, friendship, communication, forgiveness, and love.

  • God Remembers

    There are moments in life when it feels like nobody notices. You pray, but the answer seems delayed. You serve, but nobody says thank you. You choose to do what is right when doing what is wrong would be easier. You keep giving, encouraging,…

  • Patterns with friends 

    Friends are a massive part of our lives because God made us to need them and want them. In fact, our growth, achievements, purpose and fulfillment are linked to them. ”As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.“ Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭17‬ All of…

  • Around the Dinner Table

    There’s something about sitting around the dinner table that bonds us together. I’m downtown at Starbucks writing this blog right now, and people are everywhere, connecting around a table. It can be said the family that eats dinner together is bonded together! Sadly, the…

  • Happy wife, happy life.

    Do you know the phrase, Happy wife, happy life? No matter your relationship status, this is one of the phrases that is ubiquitous toward marriage. Being married myself, I’d say it has truth, but it’s not complete either. A lady can set the temperature…

  • Carry the Yoke Together

    “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬ Life is better together! We were made for community and from it, we’re empowered to grow beyond what we know. But this isn’t easy. Have you noticed? Doing…

  • Yoked UP

    Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.  This is what my Great Grandma Ada would say and how true it is.  There’s something about relationships that goes beyond what we see. Sometimes we underestimate the power of influence and association, but…

  • Family Dinners

    Do you have a funny story, from a family dinner? I have some from when I was a kid, and from now, as I have my own. One funny story is when me and my siblings were kids, we had a babysitter watch us,…

  • Unified Differences

    Have you heard the phrase, different is good? Thank you, Arbys! This statement is intriguing because we don’t think of differences as a good thing. We instead, view them as barriers to connecting and moving forward. This reality happens in every area of our…

  • Thank You Mom

    Have you noticed how powerful Mom can be in our lives and in our families? In fact, so much happens around Mom that it’s hard to define. It’s like, the love and appreciation goes so deep because it impacts us so much! Now I…

  • With Arms Wide Open

    Everyday, we’re communicating a variety of things to others. But what’s amazing, is that most of these things are NOT through our words. Professor Mehrabian shared his research and found that, communication is only 7% verbal and 93% non-verbal. The non-verbal component is made…