The holidays are approaching, and they aren’t just any holidays. They’re 2020 holidays. What could we possibly be in store for??? The idea of holidays is great, but as they approach and the conversations become real, people around us start getting testy, we can find ourselves filled with angst over the upcoming plans. It’s easy to not be the best version of us. Here are 4 streetwise adjustments you can make to improve your enjoyment of the upcoming festivities. 1. Remove the special em...

Have you ever thought, “If my spouse and I could just communicate better, most of our issues would take care of themselves?” Communication is the number one struggle about which couples ask for my advice. When we don’t feel understood, there’s a good chance our spouses feel the same way. Here are 4 tactical steps to implement today to begin improving the flow of information between the two of you. 1. Stop talking. Wait… what? When we keep word vomiting on our spouse as tension is rising...

Here’s a little secret. Your vote in this election doesn’t count. The person who occupies the White House for the next 4 years is not going to significantly change your relationship your spouse, how you interact with your children, or where you go vocationally. The choices you make in how you transform your relationships will have significantly more impact on your life over the next four years than the ballot you cast. We need to figure out how to make these decisions on firm foot...

Click here for the free PDF "How to Fix Your Marriage (Without Telling Your Spouse)." Have you ever felt like you could have an argument with your spouse without them even being in the same room with you? We can often find ourselves doing a terrible dance of relationship conflict with our spouse. Take heart. That dance does not have to continue on. I believe one person alone can begin to transform their marriage. I created a PDF that I would like to give you for free. Click here: “5 Wa...

Join us for our free 7-day Facebook Challenge called Excited to Come Home. Click this link and sign up and we'll get you added to the group! https://www.deebonney.com/excited-to-come-home-free-challenge I get the privilege of interviewing Preston and Jennifer Carter. This is a couple I met through social media because Jennifer had commented on another marriage platform that she noticed a lack of diversity in the images and content of this particular site. I wanted to learn about...

Sex is such a volatile topic, often associated with shame and secrecy. Yet, God created us as sexual creatures, and I believe that should be explored and celebrated! Here are 4 steps you can take today to improve your sex life and, in turn, your intimacy with your spouse. 1. Make your marriage a safe place to be known. Create an environment in your marriage where you accept one another for all your imperfections. Strive to be able to be emotionally vulnerable with one another, “na...

In this episode, Dee interview Kim Singh about how she shifted her perspective ever so slightly in her marriage and saw huge changes as a result!

Being in relationship with other people means, unfortunately, getting hurt. Sometimes that pain goes quite deep. My greatest injury was when my wife told me she had been unfaithful. You can click here to find out how we both identified our brokenness, and how God intervened and showed us the path to the amazing marriage we enjoy today. But, after forgiveness and reconciliation take place, how do we deal with the pain when our partner’s “I’m sorry” is inadequate to soothe us? Here are 4 steps ...

Houses do not do well went their foundation is not strong, level, and firm. Neither do marriages. Learn 4 steps you can take today to enable you to strip away parts of your structure so you can examine and repair you foundation. Then, you can begin inspecting the rest of your relationship, and rebuild a beautiful home that is secure, an impenetrable fortress.

Rather than speak to overcoming specific marriage difficulties, I want to offer some advice for people who already have a decent marriage. When our relationship doesn’t have any major difficulties, how do we go from good to great? Let’s discuss five tactics that can allow you to elevate your marriage to the next level. 1. Improve you. Focus on developing yourself for the purpose of serving your spouse. Read books, find people who help you grow, spend time journaling and praying. 2. Exposure y...