by Kimberly Walton | Sep 15, 2015 | Assumptions Happy Couples Make, Love & Marriage
5 Assumptions That Couples SHOULD Make About Marital Problems We’ve all heard what “assume” does to you and me, but there are certain times when it’s good to make assumptions. When assumptions smooth relationships and make life better, then they actually serve us....
by Kimberly Walton | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog, Love & Marriage, Marriage is like wine, Personal Development
How Your Marriage is Like a Fine Bottle of Wine Recently, some girlfriends and I got together and went on a tour of a local winery, complete with an educational guided tour and a visit to the wine cold room. As we were being escorted around the premises, I was struck...
by Kimberly Walton | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog, Love & Marriage, Set Husband up to succeed
Set Your Husband Up To Succeed When my kids were younger, and I was less wise, I too often was baited by poor behavior. I would react with nagging or criticism, not respond thoughtfully and effectively, to the behavior. One of the most magical things that I learned as...
by Kimberly Walton | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog, Communication, Flogging, Love & Marriage
Stop the Public Flogging Sitting at a café with my teenage son I overheard a couple of ladies making fun of their husbands. They went on and on about how their men can’t do laundry right, watch too much TV, why they eat, how they talk and that they don’t even...
by Kimberly Walton | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog, Expiration Date, Love & Marriage
Do Marriages Have an Expiration Date? Is your relationship doomed to fail? Does your marriage have an expiration date stamped on it? Aside from one of you expiring, of course. I recently read an article at PsychologyToday.com regarding the divorce of Al and Tipper...
by Kimberly Walton | May 15, 2015 | Blog, Communication, Inflate or Deflate Marriage
Do You Inflate or Deflate Your Mate? Words have power. So do actions. They have the power to uplift, encourage, inspire, and even heal. They also have the power to weaken, reject, discourage, and wound or injure. Simply put, your words and actions can inflate and/or...