by Tara L. Cole | Feb 4, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
freedigitalphotos.netIt is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. ~Prov. 21:9Just like stone can be worn away over time by a constant drip, so can the strongest relationship be worn away over time by constant...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 28, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
www.freedigitalphotos.netIn our early years we were like every other couple and had lots of trouble communicating when it came to our finances. Add to this that we’re both big spenders and stubborn, and we had a big problem!Unlike the other areas or your...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 21, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
There were several good relationship strategies I learned while in counseling and through books, but one of the most impacting to our relationship over the years has been boundaries. You can read in depth about boundaries and maintaining healthy ones in the books by...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 14, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
I wish I could tell you that our next step was marriage counseling or all the wonderful books we read together that helped fix Jeremy. But it wasn’t. The next step was changing myself. Just me — not Jeremy. Don’t get me wrong, there were things that...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 7, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
Jeremy and I in Breckenridge, CO, Jan. 2006Despite trying to wait on God and listen to him, in January of 2006 I was just done. I had one foot completely out of the boat and was already planning what I’d do if we didn’t make it. Then something happened. I...
by Tara L. Cole | Dec 31, 2012 | devotional, marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
The topic of marriage renewal may not be a popular one when most are considering their New Year’s resolutions. However, it was just after New Years seven years ago that our marriage began to pull back together after several years of falling...