Marriage Advice & Tips for a Happy Life

Vote for the Winner of Improve Yourself! 2010

After an incredible eight weeks of motivation, accountability and an awesome sense of community, the Improve Yourself! 2010 challenge has come to an end.

It is now time to crown the champion of the contest and award them with a well-deserved $100 gift card to Amazon.  I had originally planned to pick the top three participants based on their achievements, but that was frankly just too tough.  Plus, I make the rules around here, so I picked five!

In case you haven’t been following the challenge closely (or you were a drop-out), I have included the “final report” from each of the five finalists.  Please read these fantastic achievements and select your favorite in the poll below.

Voting ends Sunday, March 7th at 11:59 p.m. central time so don’t hesitate!

The Final Reports From Our Five Finalists:

Jen

Wow…8 weeks went by really fast. My original goal was to work on not getting so irritated when my husband offers advice or instructions in what I call his “talking to a two year old tone.”  I can honestly say that while I may still get a little irritated I have stopped saying mean or rude things back and starting a fight.  



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Quick Poll: What Is Holding You Back?

I am happy about my marriage, and I really enjoy living life each day with my wife and kids.  However, I sometimes feel like we could certainly be doing some things better.  This is where we encounter the “constraints” that hold us back from getting all we’d like from our marriage and giving all we’d like to our spouse.

I would really appreciate it if you took a few seconds and answered the two questions below.  I know how I would answer them, but I’m super interested to know about your needs and how we can work together to help you take your marriage to the next level (whatever that may mean in your life).

Thanks for being part of our community, and thanks for your insights!

P.S. – I recently updated the About Page to better convey what this site is all about. I’d love to hear your thoughts on those changes in the comments below.

Christian Sexuality: The Supernatural Side of Sex

Christian Sexuality is a powerful, wonderful and mysterious thing.  Sex could even be considered “supernatural”…not in a ghoulish way, but in a Godly way…

I am happy to introduce the Engaged Marriage community to a fellow reader and author that I think many of you may relate to.  Actually, you may already recognize Gina Parris because she is a regular commenter here.  Gina often has some great insight to share from her experiences as a Christian wife and mom to four (including twins).

Well, Gina is also a high-performance coach, and she has used those skills to develop a new program aimed at helping to stoke the romance and passion within committed marriages.  When I heard about The Romance Rescue – How to Have Really Great Sex When You’re NOT in the Mood, I asked her if she would like to guest post here at Engaged Marriage to help spread the word about what I felt was a very worthwhile program.

Well, Gina took it up a notch and offered to exclusively share what she refers to as the “restricted reading” chapter from The Romance Rescue book, which you will find below.  I think her words do a wonderful job of explaining in real terms the power of Christian Sexuality.  Whether or not you have any interest in the The Romance Rescue program, I think you’ll enjoy this particular chapter.  



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Improve Yourself: The Final Report!

We made it!  Today represents the official end to the Improve Yourself! 2010 challenge, but we still have a winner to select…

If you started with us back in the Announcement Post, you are eligible for the grand prize of a $100 Amazon gift card.  Of course, I know who has been reporting in each week, and I have to say that they’ll have a definite advantage in making the finals.

Regardless, I’d love to hear from everyone to see how they did with their SMART goals.  And this is your last chance to make an appearance and not be counted among those that quit!

What Do You Need to Do Now?

It’s simple.  In the comments below, please give a brief summary of what you accomplished during this 8-week challenge, how it compares to your initial goals and what it has meant to you and your marriage.

That’s all there is to it.  Just be sure to leave your comment before Tuesday, March 2nd at 11:59 p.m. central time.  



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Round-Up of Interesting Reads #12: Rock Out with Your Teeth Out Edition

Can you believe that it’s almost March!?!  This new year is certainly flying by at our house with a lot of fun, busy and wonderful times for our family.  We’ll be welcoming our third bundle of joy in only 4 1/2 months!

In case you missed it, I am having a “button” made to represent Engaged Marriage on other sites who want to show their support of this blog and what it represents in their own marriage.  There is a great discussion going on over at our Facebook page, and I’d love for you to stop by and leave your thoughts on what our motto should be!

I wanted to once again share some high-quality reads that I think you will enjoy.  If you have a great link to share, please feel free to add it to the comments for everyone to see.

From my fellow members of the The Extraordinary Life Network:  



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• How To REALLY Screw Up Your Life (Insurance) from Ron at The Wisdom Journal

• The March 2010 “Manage Your Money” Challenge: Featuring Pocketsmith – Are You In Or Out? from Brad at Enemy of Debt

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