A Marriage Resolution Worth Keeping
This year, we’re choosing a different kind of resolution for our marriage. A resolution to slow down and truly see one another again. To listen, not just to respond, but to understand. To protect our connection in a world that constantly pulls us in opposite directions. We’re choosing intention.
Marriage doesn’t grow stronger by accident. It grows when two people decide, again and again, to turn toward each other instead of away. To address tension with tenderness. To meet stress with grace. To choose love, especially on days when love requires effort. Not perfection. Not pretending. Not pressure.
Join me, as we focus on:
Strengthening our connection
Deepening emotional and spiritual intimacy
Communicating with honesty and kindness
Making space for laughter
And above all, recommitting to God as the center of our marriage.
A New Year, A Stronger Covenant
As we welcome 2026, our hearts at Covenant Strong are full.of gratitude for every couple, every family, and every individual who has walked this journey with us.
Looking Back with Grateful Hearts
In 2025, we talked honestly about love. Not the fairy-tale version. Not the “easy when it feels good” kind. But the chosen kind. We shared God’s design for marriage (Covenant vs Contract), building a foundation for forever, faith in action, and the concept of love as a choice, and so much more.
We shared our own story about how two people, who started as friends, found themselves swept into a whirlwind love. We were transparent about how we faced the unexpected reality that marriage takes more than feelings to survive. I hope our sharing helped someone, somewhere. Because we understand how difficult marriages can be to navigate in today’s world, we provided, and will continue to provide, what we termed as Foundational Biblical Principles and Fundamental Best Practices (FBPs).
This blog (here and available at covenantstrong.blogspot.com) opened the door to our blended family’s journey. And we didn’t shy away from sharing our tender seasons of health trauma, grief, change, loss, and how we learned to love differently when life delivered us a different script. Through it all, we testified to this truth: God has been faithful and continues to be the strength of our marriage.
Marriage doesn’t have to be perfect to be strong. Yet, strong marriages don’t just happen. You must be intentional, willing to listen, and operating in faith. Most of all, strong marriages are covered in grace.
Faith in Action
It’s easy to get lost in daily frustrations like bills, miscommunications, and unmet expectations. During the holiday season, busyness and financial stressors can add to your normal, everyday toll. Like Christmas, love is not about receiving, but giving, especially giving what God created as essential gifts to a relationship. This includes things like kindness, patience, mercy, and love.
So, as shared in my previous blogs, the early part of our marriage was difficult to navigate. This was a surprise since we were close friends long before anything romantic happened between us. We made the decision to approach marriage God's way. We discovered that when we prayed together, even short prayers, our disagreements softened and our relationship was strengthened. Our focus shifted from all our frustration to our shared faith. We found that faith helped us zoom out to realize what truly matters, two imperfect people learning to love like Christ.