Category: marriage

What is your Love Language?

The Morning Thing wrapped up “Love Week” by talking about the 5 Love Languages.

Have you taken the test?
Click HERE to find out your love language and start the process of better understanding in your relationships.

Dr. Gary Chapman has defined 5 Love Languages:
– Words of Affirmation
– Acts of Service
– Receiving Gifts
– Quality Time
– Physical Touch
The website https://www.5lovelanguages.com/ is full of resources for anyone and any type of relationship.

Our Co-Hosts took the quiz to identify their top love language.

Click HERE to hear about Hunter’s top love language Quality Time.

Click HERE to hear Wesley talk about Words of Affirmation.

Marcy Rinehart invited her husband Joe (from The Afternoon Drive) to the show to talk about his top love language and what he has learned by taking the test. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

We encourage you to take the test and have your loved ones take the test. Then start using some of Dr. Gary Chapman’s resources to build stronger relationships.

Happy Valentine’s Day from The Morning Thing!

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10 Marriage tips from couples that have been married 50 years or more

The Morning Thing is celebrating LOVE Week.
Today (2/10/21), we shared some great advice from couples that have been married 50 years or more.

We hope this list from www.cru.org encourages you and your spouse.
Click HERE to read the full article.

The following ten ideas, shared by couples married for 50 years or more, will help your marriage last a lifetime.

  1. You need a Savior. “We didn’t realize that it was two sinners who married each other. Two very sinful people who needed a Savior.” (Mona Sproull)
  2. Stay committed to one another. “Love is not a feeling, it’s a commitment … no matter what, I will stand by your mom.” (Charles Powell)
  3. Pray with your mate. “Rather than each of us having ourselves at the center of our thinking, there enters a willingness to let God be at the center.” (Jerry Bell)
  4. Forgive one another. “All I could think of was if God could forgive me of all of my sins, who am I not to forgive my husband.” (Joan Fortin)
  5. Realize that there’s no such thing as a perfect husband or perfect wife. “Christ has given me understanding and lets me know that everyone does something wrong sometimes.” (Mattie Foy)
  6. Have faith that God knows what He is doing. “A lot of people would ask me, ‘No children yet?’ And I’d say, ‘No, but I am sure having a good time telling you how to raise yours.’” (Jodie May)
  7. Trust that God gives grace and direction as we trust Him. “How can a parent trust the Lord when they lose a child? It takes a lot of faith.” (Richard Long)
  8. You’ll need to make compromises. “You can’t always have your way. I just thought that marriage would be a give and take situation.” (Nelda Davenport)
  9. Be objective and take the emotion out of problem solving. “If I say something to you that’s disrespectful to you and I don’t really know it, you need to trust my heart.” (Mona Sproull)
  10. Love your spouse. “The love comes from God.” (Mattie Foy)

What is the result of a marriage that lasts a lifetime? After 53 years of marriage, five children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, Joan Fortin says, “I just see the blessings that God has given us through this marriage and the love that the family has for one another, and I could have missed all of that.”

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Are you working on your friendship with your spouse?

Author Lindsey Maestas writes and speaks about marriage. She and her husband Jesse point to two things that are the most important in making them a “happy couple”: Foundation and Friendship.

Lindsey shares some valuable insight in her writing for www.crosswalk.com
Jesse and I know that our marriage is at its peak when the two key components of friendship and foundation are a priority. Our marriage is to be founded on God and God alone and our friendship is at its strongest point when we are running side by side toward God and His mission. We will fail if we rely on one another for our joy, our hope or our contentment. Jesse will never be able to give my life true purpose, and I will never give that to him. But God does. He is our foundation and our rock.

Matthew 7:24-27 says, “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

Lindsey shares 10 Things Happy Couples Do to Make Their Friendship a Priority. Click HERE to see the full article.

Above all, my number one tip on keeping marriage healthy is to keep it
Christ-centered. Read the Bible together, pray together, pray for one another, attend church, remain in community and accountability and listen to the Holy Spirit as He guides your heart.

1. They communicate well

2. They forgive quickly

3. They have strong friendships with other couples

4. They don’t keep secrets from one another

5. They keep the romance alive

6. They assume the best about one another

7. They don’t expect intimacy to begin in the bedroom

8. They put down their phones

9. The compliment one another more than they criticize

10. They go to bed together

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Relationship Tips from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

On Monday, The Morning Thing shared some insight from the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program. We shared tips on supporting healthy relationships and managing disagreements during COVID-19. This is a timely topic as Marcy and Wesley return from quarantine.

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Friendship Month

September is friendship month and we talked about friendship this morning on the show.

We talked about two different parts of friendship. During the 6 o’clock hour we talked about what we should look for when choosing our friends. If you want to see the full list click HERE.

In the 8 o’clock hour we talked about how to fix a broken friendship. Another list that talks about how we can fix a relationship that was broken because of something that we did. If you want to see that list click HERE.

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Cheat Sheet for Dad?

Everyone probably has used some sort of cheat sheet or life hack in there life. They just make life a little bit easier and are usually very effective.

Well what if a cheat sheet was created for parenting that made raising kids easier…Well a list was created for dads! Hunter went over these tips on the show. With father’s day right around the corner, dad’s can steal these tips.

If you missed any of these tips click HERE to check out the cheat sheet.

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7 Promises All Dads Should Make to Their Kids

Promises are very important to Kids. Promises help them learn the power of words—especially when a promise is made.  They also learn the power of a person’s words when promises are not kept. allprodad.com provides some wonderful insight for Dads!

Promises can give parents the opportunity to prove that our children can trust and can count on us, no matter what. In honor of Father’s Day this week, here are 7 promises that Dads should make to their kids.

Click HERE for the full article.

1. No question is off limits.

2. I am available anytime, day or night.

3. I will never discipline you out of anger.

4. I will respect your differences.

5. I will never stop loving your mother.

6. I will never stop loving you.

7. I will keep my promises to the best of my ability.

(picture from allprodad.com)

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Its LOVE WEEK on The Morning Thing! We Bring Back The Five Love Languages!

The morning is celebrating Love Week by talking about The Five Love Languages! Marcy & Lexie share about the five love languages, what they are, and what they mean for your romantic and platonic love. wanna take the quiz? find it HERE

Focus on The Family also has a great article on The Five Love Languages that The Morning Thing was able to use as a resource. If you want to check it out, click HERE

The Morning Thing also used imom.com as a resource to talk about how using The Five Love Languages with your children! check out the article HERE

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites celebrate the start of school

This week, Mount Vernon Nazarene University welcomed students back to 800 Martinsburg Road. Classes will begin on Monday, 9/2.

For The Morning Thing Friday Favorites – Marcy Rinehart and Hunter Sutyak share their favorite things about the start of school.

Click HERE to hear what they are looking forward to as MVNU’s fall semester begins.

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Fruit of the Spirit and First Friday Exhibit

Today on The Morning Thing we talked about the fruit of the spirit and how we can put the fruit into use in our own lives.

We found several verse about the fruit of the spirit and a great article that talks on each fruit. If you missed anything check out the article HERE.

 

We also talked with Ken Shaffer about he and his wife’s celebration of their 60th anniversary with an exhibit, which will be featured at tomorrow evening’s First Friday. If you missed any of that talk with Ken click HERE

 

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