THE TONGUE HAS THE POWER OF LIFE & DEATH!!!

Proverbs 18:21 declares, “The TONGUE has the POWER of LIFE and DEATH.”

WORDS ARE POWERFUL!!! Never underestimate the importance of APPRECIATION-PRAISE and GRATITUDE-THANK YOU!

Nurturing words VALUE A SPOUSE, while a lack of appreciation devalues a partner. TWO HEALTHY SPOUSES are both “GOOD FINDERS” and almost DAILY PRAISE and COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER! 

Learn Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

LOVING IS A “GET TO” NOT “HAVE TO”!!!

LOVING IS A “GET TO” NOT “HAVE TO”!!!

When both spouses DEMONSTRATE GODLY WORDS and ACTIONS daily, MARITAL HAPPINESS becomes a reality! COMPLIMENTING and APPRECIATING one’s spouse EVERY DAY is a TRUE PRIVILEGE, never an obligation!

DAILY say, I GET TO love, appreciate, and encourage OTHERS and my SPOUSE through WORDS and ACTIONS!!!

Learn Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

FORGIVENESS IS VITAL FOR A HAPPY MARRIAGE!!!

FORGIVENESS IS VITAL FOR A HAPPY MARRIAGE!!! Just as FORGIVENESS is at the CENTER of Christianity, FORGIVENESS is at the HEART OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE. When HURTS and WRONGS happen, APOLOGIZING and FORGIVENESS “GLUES” the BROKENNES back together!!! In a HAPPY MARRIAGE, BOTH SPOUSES HUMBLY APOLOGIZE and COURAGEOUSLY FORGIVE!

A more detailed explanation is given in the Three-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR MARITAL HAPPINESS.

Learn Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

APOLOGIZING AND FORGIVENESS HEALS BROKENNESS!!!

In a HAPPY MARRIAGE, when a hurt occurs, BOTH spouses can APOLOGIZE and FORGIVE!

3 parts are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to complete the Whole Circle of Forgiveness.

1) I AM SORRY I HURT YOU BY . . .

2) WILL YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME?

3) I FORGIVE YOU.

After hurtful words or actions, ALWAYS APOLOGIZE and FORGIVE!!!

A more detailed explanation is given in the 2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR MARITAL HAPPINESS .

Learn more Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

KIND SPOUSES SAY "I LOVE YOU" DAILY!!!

1 Corinthians 13:4 says, “LOVE is kind and thoughtful.” SPOUSES who are KIND and THOUGHTFUL when leaving the home say, “GOODBYE I LOVE YOU” and before going to sleep, “GOOD NIGHT, I LOVE YOU.” The other spouse responds, “I LOVE YOU.”

This GUARANTEES each spouse saying “I LOVE YOU” twice a day!!! Keep in mind, “I LOVE YOU” is MISSING in nearly every troubled marriage!

A more detailed explanation is given in the 2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR MARITAL HAPPINESS.

Learn more Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

MARITAL DISAPPOINTMENTS WILL HAPPEN!

In a SATISFYING, HAPPY MARRIAGE there are GOOD TIMES and NOT SO GOOD TIMES. To remember that Key Concept, a husband and wife can enhance their marriage by saying to each other, “There are times when I will disappoint you” and “There are times when you will disappoint me.” Always VIEW EACH OTHER other through KIND and FORGIVING EYES!!!

Learn Simple, yet very Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

ALL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPERFECT!!!

ALL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPERFECT!!! Happy, enjoyable relationships are NOT exempt from struggles and NOT SATISFYING EVERY DAY because “no one does good all the time, not even one person” (Romans 3:12)! Lifelong marital happiness does not mean daily happiness! Always strive to be the BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF DAILY but forget the fantasy of the “perfect” marriage as well as “perfect” relationships!

Learn Simple, yet very Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

SEXUAL INTIMACY CREATES AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION!

Sexual intimacy and marriage cannot be placed in two different compartments. Sexual intimacy and marriage are very much interconnected for relationship happiness. Sexual intimacy is not just for physical pleasure but is a way of demonstrating love for a deeper emotional connection, and more importantly, strengthening the “oneness” God desires for every marriage.

Learn Simple, yet very Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

 2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

Unhappy Marriage: Fix It With These Simple Habits!

Hello Christian Friend,

An unhappy marriage often produces constant conflict, emotional exhaustion, depression, and profound loneliness. Sadly, unhappy marriages are very common.

But here is the great news! Broken relationships can be improved and strengthened for marital satisfaction. Focus on the Family asked me to write an article entitled, Unhappy Marriage: Fix It With These Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and you can find it at the link below.

 Unhappy Marriage: Fix It with These Simple Habits

 Remarkably, a very high percentage of couples report significant improvement in their relationship through the simple, yet very effective habits explained in this article. Couples who implement these habits as well as the additional habits found in Simple Habits for Marital Happiness build a consistently happy marriage.

How many of these habits are found in your marriage?

What other habits help create a happy marriage?

Please share your comments so I learn from you just as much as you learn from me.

I encourage you to check out the 50+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel. I would appreciate you subscribing to my YouTube channel, sharing these videos with family, friends, and others, and commenting on the videos. Knowing what is most important to you helps to open my eyes to new topics for future YouTube Videos.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy

Three-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and two-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available now on Amazon and CrossLink Publishing.

 For over four decades, Dr. Randy Schroeder, an LCMS pastor, a licensed marriage and family counselor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling for nearly 25 years, has spoken to and counseled thousands of parents and spouses about the simple, yet very effective habits, that are essential for an enjoyable life and rewarding relationships.

Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

www.DrRandySchroeder.com

 Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel

 DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

Forming New Habits for Your Marriage!

Hello Christian Friend,

I am an LCMS pastor and former Concordia Theological Seminary Professor for nearly 25 years where I taught pastoral counseling classes including Premarital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Crisis Counseling, and Pastor as Counselor. I have a counseling practice at Cornerstone Lutheran Church, Carmel, Indiana.

Today and tomorrow, September 22-23, please enjoy my Focus on the Family national broadcast 2-Part Interview, entitled Forming New Habits for Your Marriage I-II. The interview will be heard on 2,000 U.S. radio stations by approximately 2-3 million people.

A video version will also be featured on the Focus on the Family YouTube channel at Forming New Habits for Your Marriage

Consistent marital happiness is determined by the quality of habits many of which are shared in this Focus on the Family 2-Part Interview.  A successful satisfying marriage is nothing more than simple, yet very effective habits, practiced every day.

I encourage you to check out the 50+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel. I would appreciate you subscribing to my YouTube channel, sharing these videos with family, friends, and others, and commenting on the videos. Knowing what is most important to you helps to open my eyes to new topics for future YouTube Videos.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships throughout 2022!

Dr. Randy

The three-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and the two-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available now on Amazon and CrossLink Publishing.

 Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

www.DrRandySchroeder.com

Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel

DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com