The most read posts on this blog are focused on Encouraging your Spouse and/or Marriage. Encouraging your spouse is a need and desire we can all agree that is needed. 67 Encouraging things to say to your Husband  15 Encouraging Scriptures to text your Husband 40 Date ideas for Married Couples to try Marriage can be hard and when a struggle comes in, it feels like an unpredictable storm. Just like we would crave shelter and comfort in a storm, we crave encouragement, safety, and unity in our messy marriages. Because just like what we know what a storm can do to a home physically, we recog ..read more

(This post may contain affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission if you click on a link I recommend at no extra cost to you.) Christmas Advent ideas for Couples Christmas time is near and all the creative juice is coming out as most prepare to decorate, to bake, cook, and to join in and/or host festivities.   There is just something about Christmas that brings out the part of us that wants to try something new but also keep the spark of tradition in our lives.    I ‘m pretty sure that is part of what I love most about the Holiday season. A new time of the sea ..read more

Guest Post from the sweet, passionate, creative Waynna LeBrija.  Amazon affiliate links may be within post. See my disclosure page for more info.    Ways to build up our Husbands When I discovered grace in marriage, I realized it wasn’t my husband that needed it most.  It was me.     Like motherhood, marriage has helped me discover a whole hot mess of emotions, ha!  I’ve often allowed these emotions to get in the way of my desires for my marriage.   Can we agree for a moment that we all want strong and intentional marriages?   My desire f ..read more

Most still dream of the traditional wedding but how can we modernize it to make it our own without leaving tradition out of it? According to recent wedding planning statistics, only about 25% of millennial weddings include their religious traditions.  And 48.5% of married couples regret some of their wedding expenses.  That is a pretty high number for married couples to regret some of their expenses. But to be honest wedding expenses do easily climb high if you do not have a focused vision of what really matters for your upcoming wedding. And personally, I think that is where we ten ..read more

    One of the most read posts on Married by His Grace has been How to Spiritually Clean your Home.  A post about spiritually and physically cleaning your home while in prayer.   I had written the post after sharing details with friends of how I deep clean my home monthly. How it usually consists of the kids out of the home with my husband for the day. I get down on my knees scrubbing the floors and praying for my home, marriage, and kids at the same time. I clean windows then place my hand covered with anointing oil to war in prayer on every windowsill, every doorway, and ..read more

14 Days to Fighting for your Marriage14 Days of Fighting for your Marriage Is it just me or can marriage just mysteriously enter a difficult season without any warning?!   One day, the flirting on is level ten, romance is going through the air, then boom…  We wake up to a new reality.  Maybe it’s because of a new repetitive week. or  Chaos from kids is the alarm clock to begin the week. Work overwhelming us. Finances draining us. School days make the kids come home with every emotion in the book and it challenges our parenting.   Tension in marriage is not always expla ..read more

How to stop using Divorce threats in Marriage.   Divorce is a ugly word. Especially when you or your spouse is using it as a threat to your marriage.   When you have not experienced divorce first hand, it is hard to comprehend how gut wrenching it can be. Divorce brings in all sorts of emotions we would never want to experience and tears more hearts that we can count. This is why we should start now to not allow divorce threats in marriages. You can read a little about the divorce I experienced in a previous marriage here.   Though Christian Marriages have a lower divorce rate ..read more

62 Questions to ask your Husband.   Communication is key in Marriage. Good communication allows deeper intimacy to be present in your marriage.    My husband and I both work from home full time with five kids running around. Our days can quickly be filled with the basics of communication such as:  Did you make the coffee? How’s work going?  What would you like for lunch/dinner? What should we do this weekend with the kids?   Most days I feel like those questions take place just to acknowledge each other. To keep the momentum going that we are here and we do care ..read more

During my engagement I received numerous notes of marriage advice as I had hoped to when tying the knot. Written words were filled with encouragement and inspiration from experienced women of God on how to build a marriage. How to keep the marriage healthy. How to fight fair with your spouse but to fight hard when the devil tries to attack the sanctity of the marriage with Spiritual Warfare.   One that I received during a bridal shower was on a notecard. But to be honest I did not receive it well into my heart.    It read: “Love is a choice”   Love is a choice! Who wo ..read more

(This post contains affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission if you click to purchase items that I have recommended within the post. You may see my Privacy Policy for more info.) When our marriage is struggling, it can feel like we are at a stand still and worse…. we can feel defeated. As if no matter what we do or give to our spouse, nothing will make it change or become better.    Struggles in a marriage know no date. It doesn’t matter if Valentines, anniversaries, birthdays, or holidays are coming up. The struggles do not care or know your special traditions a ..read more