MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

MAKE YOU SPOUSE FEEL APPRECIATED & RESPECTED. DATE NIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT.

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: Live your marriage to the fullest!

This Motivational Monday we would like to motivate you to really enjoy your life with your spouse.  Life is to short to dwell on him leaving his socks next to the bed everyday, instead give him a kiss and pick up the socks.  Better yet, communicate with him that you would like him to pick up his socks.  Why loose a minute of your day being angry, when you can enjoy every minute of your day loving each other and having fun!  Today I would like to motivate you live your marriage to the fullest! Plan a date night today and LIVE!!!!!

HOT TOPIC TUESDAY: Do you still date?

I think anyone will tell you that marriage is a lot of hard work.  After being together for some time, its easy to get in the habits of life.  Do you still date your spouse?  If so, how and why is it important in your marriage?  If not, why is it not important in your marriage?

"YOU SAVED ME"

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the one night only screening of "You Saved Me, " an inspiring documentary of real married couples brought to us by Ronnie and Lamar Tyler, the voices behind the blog, Black and Married With Kids.

It was amazing to see such positive images of marriages in the black community, and how even though we all go through our trials and struggles, having a successful marriage is something to definitely fight for. What personally stuck out to me and my husband was the concept of compromise. We all know that compromise is an important aspect in sustaining a marriage, but we all want that because we can give a little and still get a little of what we want. Sacrifice goes hand in hand with compromise, and in a marriage sacrifice is something we all have be willing to give as well. Powerful isn't it? This film definitely brought up a lot of real issues.

I would like to give a special thank you to all my Real Wives of Chicago sisters that attended the event along with their husbands, showing such overwhelming support for what our organization stands for. Real Wives of Chicago definitely showed up and showed out, representing not only what marriage is about, but sisterhood as well.

So in light of yesterday's screening, for those of you who attended, what were you thoughts on the film? For everyone in general, do you feel that your marriage has saved you in anyway? If so how?

For those who are interested in seeing this film, which we recommend you do, check out www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com to purchase the DVD. It is worth taking the time out to see :)