Forever Marriage Blog
THRIVE IN MARRIAGE
Click here for the PDF notes from the 2025 Forever Marriage Conference - THRIVE in Marriage. Click here for the Establishing a Culture of Honor PDF mentioned in Season 6 Episode 2 of the FM Podcast. Click here for the 5 Keys to a Safe Relationship PDF mentioned in Season 6 Episode 3 of the FM...
PIC: SCOTT & DAWN
INTENTIONAL TIME TOGETHER
Roses. Chocolates. Candy. Candlelight dinners. When it comes to romance, some of us believe that the right combination of gifts in the right environment will automatically lead to greater romance. However, true romance in marriage doesn’t come from simple formulas with money-back-guaranteed...
THRIVE IN MARRIAGE
Click here for the PDF notes from the 2025 Forever Marriage Conference - THRIVE in Marriage. Click here for the Establishing a Culture of Honor PDF mentioned in Season 6 Episode 2 of the FM Podcast. Click here for the 5 Keys to a Safe Relationship PDF mentioned in Season 6 Episode 3 of the FM...
ONE ANOTHERS OF SCRIPTURE
Accept One Another – Romans 15:7 Admonish One Another – Colossians 3:16 Bear One Another’s Burdens – Galatians 6:2 Build Up One Another – Romans 14:19 Care For One Another – 1 Corinthians 12:24-25 Comfort One Another - 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Devoted To One Another...
MAKING PREPARATIONS TO FINISH WELL
One of my (Dawn) professors in college used to say, “Prior preparation prevents poor performance.” I feel confident that she said that to college students who took advantage of the many and varied activities a college campus offers and failed to do well on her assignments, if they did them at all!...
FAMILY TIES
I (Dawn) grew up in a “Waltons” esque home. Maybe you don’t remember The Waltons. In 1972, The Waltons debuted on CBS. It was a television series about a family in rural Virginia. The family consisted of grandparents, parents, and SEVEN children all under one roof living and learning about life...
DOING LIFE TOGETHER
I love living in community with other believers. I can’t imagine doing life any other way. The truth is, I actually believe I’m a better disciple of Christ, a better man, a better husband and father because I have other people around me routinely spurring me on to love and good deeds. Would you...
SEEK PEACE
“Depart from evil and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” Psalm 34:14 When we have been wounded, often one of our first responses is to retaliate. We want justice. We want revenge. We want the other person to feel what we have felt. It’s been said that, “Hurt people, hurt people.” They hurt us,...
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR TEARS
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.” 2 Corinthians 2:4 Our tears are a blessing from God. Each of us cries for various reasons. Pay attention to...
MAKING CONFLICT SERVE US & TAKING A NIGHTLY WALK
Oftentimes, the quickest way to figure out what works is to experience what doesn’t. In our marriage we’ve found that nothing shuts down romance faster than letting small everyday frustrations go unchecked: The pile of dirty dishes. The phone at the dinner table. The shoes left in the...
LEAVE ROOM FOR THE CRUSHING
“Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.” - Hebrews 5:8 Several years ago, 2009 to be exact, Scott and I attended the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. For those of you who might not know, Catalyst Conference was a gathering of emerging church leaders where...
NOTICE WHAT GOES RIGHT
Early morning coffee on the front porch, excitement over catching the song of a new bird on our Merlin App, sharing an engaging chat over a good read, and working together in the yard on a cool evening are all activities that create an atmosphere of romance for us. These are some of the joys we...
THE BEST “YES” IS SOMETIMES A FIRM, BUT LOVING “NO”
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” - Ephesians 2:10 This season at Forever Marriage, through our podcasts and blogs, we’ve been examining what those who FINISH WELL do. If you’ve not already done so, I...
IS SHE A RED SOLO CUP OR A CRYSTAL GOBLET?
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life so that nothing will hinder your prayers.” - 1 Peter 3:7 (NIV) In our office (where we meet with most couples), on our coffee...
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