Avoiding Comparison When You Think Your Marriage Seems Harder than Others

By Barbara Rainey | June 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

Dear Mom: I love my man. I’m thankful for him. But Mom, our relationship seems to be so much harder than other people’s. I just don’t understand. It’s like we are on autopilot, just going through the motions. To my creative girls (all of you, yes, all of you!): In the years when getting to […]

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Don’t Grow Lazy in Your Marriage

By Susan Yates | June 1, 2026 | 1 Comment

by Susan Alexander Yates Note from Barbara: I remember when I was newly graduated from college and living in a new state, South Carolina. Every day was an adventure of discovery, including meeting new people. At a women’s tea, in a room full of total strangers, I met a young woman who stood out. I […]

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50 Lessons from 50 Years of Marriage (Part 4): Committing Our Relationship to God

By Dennis and Barbara Rainey | December 15, 2025 | 1 Comment

This is the final installment in a four-part series presenting some of the key lessons we’ve learned during over 50 years of marriage. If you enjoy these lessons that we’ve been sharing, be sure to get our book, Our Story. It includes the entire list, plus the story of how God brought us together over 50 […]

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50 Lessons from 50 Years of Marriage (Part 3): Still Learning After All These Years

By Dennis and Barbara Rainey | December 8, 2025 | 1 Comment

In anticipation for our 50th anniversary in 2022, Dennis and I set out to create a book that included the story of how we got together as well as 50 lessons we’ve learned over 50 years of marriage. We intended this to be a gift for our grandchildren who might not know the story and […]

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50 Lessons from 50 Years of Marriage (Part 2): Practical Ways to Build Oneness

By Dennis and Barbara Rainey | October 27, 2025 | 0 Comments

This is the second in a four-part series presenting some of the key lessons we’ve learned during 50+ years of marriage. This week we’re featuring some practical ways to build oneness in marriage—lessons we’ve often learned the hard way! And if you’re interested in seeing the entire list, be sure to get our book, Our […]

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