https://i1.wp.com/jayandlaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/blended-web.jpg?fit=1500%2C999&ssl=19991500Diane Laffoonhttp://jayandlaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/JL-logo-176x60.pngDiane Laffoon2018-09-25 10:48:212018-09-25 10:50:41Blending it All
“The common understanding of the day was if you love Jesus enough, your marriage will be happy.” – Kay Warren This thought pattern/attitude is both helpful and harmful. Helpful in that I believe it has kept marriages together. Harmful in that I believe the cost of staying together has been staggering. As Kay said in […]
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It takes courage to stay married these days. We love to golf and one of our favorite golf quotes is from Tommy Armour who said: “If you want to play golf you’ve got to learn to love the struggle”. Boy is that true for golf, but it’s also true in marriage. It’s a struggle being […]
Recently on The 2018 Marriage Cruise, we were directed by Dr. Gary Chapman, to look at each other eyeball to eyeball and tell the other what we loved about them. Do you know how hard that is to do? It shouldn’t be but it is. Jay and I immediately started laughing at each other because […]
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My (Jay’s) mom has a famous saying…”sorry kiddo there’s no perfection in this world!” Mostly she would say that to me when I would get disappointed because my expectations for a situation went unmet. Unmet expectations can be a real killer in relationships and are exacerbated by our culture and it’s obsession with social media, […]
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Do you Celebrate Your Marriage? We mean really celebrate the gift of marriage God has given you? Often in marriage, as we walk through the day to day routine of life, we forget to celebrate the greatest gift God has bestowed on His people. For a Christian couple, marriage should be a life-long party. Yes, we understand that life […]
L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore Every couple has ‘their’ song. You know that song that transports you back to when you first fell in love. For us, it was Lionel Richie’s “Stuck on […]
https://i0.wp.com/jayandlaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/elderly-web.jpg?fit=1081%2C631&ssl=16311081Diane Laffoonhttp://jayandlaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/JL-logo-176x60.pngDiane Laffoon2018-02-22 09:30:102018-02-22 09:38:09How do you keep love alive?
Are you as 100% disciplined as you’d like to be in your marriage? We figure most of you would answer “NO”. The devastating answer is that you ARE as 100% disciplined as you will EVER be! You are 100% disciplined to the good habits in your marriage and 100% disciplined to the poor habits in your marriage. The […]
We were the featured speakers at a Family Camp last summer. The Christian Reformed Conference Grounds in Grand Haven Michigan are situated right on Lake Michigan, the campsites are nestled in a grove of maple and oak trees and the grounds are a buzz with children and parents alike. Mike and Brenda Perton are the […]
Watching TV is one way Jay and I wind down at the end of a busy day. One of our favorite shows to watch is House Hunters. We love to see the houses in different cities across the country. We love commenting on how selfish some of these people are, of course believing we are […]
Blending it All
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonSilence is not Golden
/in Blog Posts /by Diane Laffoon“The common understanding of the day was if you love Jesus enough, your marriage will be happy.” – Kay Warren This thought pattern/attitude is both helpful and harmful. Helpful in that I believe it has kept marriages together. Harmful in that I believe the cost of staying together has been staggering. As Kay said in […]
Creating Courageous Couples
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonIt takes courage to stay married these days. We love to golf and one of our favorite golf quotes is from Tommy Armour who said: “If you want to play golf you’ve got to learn to love the struggle”. Boy is that true for golf, but it’s also true in marriage. It’s a struggle being […]
Lavish the good on each other
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonRecently on The 2018 Marriage Cruise, we were directed by Dr. Gary Chapman, to look at each other eyeball to eyeball and tell the other what we loved about them. Do you know how hard that is to do? It shouldn’t be but it is. Jay and I immediately started laughing at each other because […]
3 things that are killing your love life
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonMy (Jay’s) mom has a famous saying…”sorry kiddo there’s no perfection in this world!” Mostly she would say that to me when I would get disappointed because my expectations for a situation went unmet. Unmet expectations can be a real killer in relationships and are exacerbated by our culture and it’s obsession with social media, […]
Marriage…It’s worth Celebrating!
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonDo you Celebrate Your Marriage? We mean really celebrate the gift of marriage God has given you? Often in marriage, as we walk through the day to day routine of life, we forget to celebrate the greatest gift God has bestowed on His people. For a Christian couple, marriage should be a life-long party. Yes, we understand that life […]
How do you keep love alive?
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonL is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore Every couple has ‘their’ song. You know that song that transports you back to when you first fell in love. For us, it was Lionel Richie’s “Stuck on […]
New Beginnings
/in Blog Posts /by Diane LaffoonAre you as 100% disciplined as you’d like to be in your marriage? We figure most of you would answer “NO”. The devastating answer is that you ARE as 100% disciplined as you will EVER be! You are 100% disciplined to the good habits in your marriage and 100% disciplined to the poor habits in your marriage. The […]
Little Feet Don’t Move Fast
/in Uncategorized /by Diane LaffoonWe were the featured speakers at a Family Camp last summer. The Christian Reformed Conference Grounds in Grand Haven Michigan are situated right on Lake Michigan, the campsites are nestled in a grove of maple and oak trees and the grounds are a buzz with children and parents alike. Mike and Brenda Perton are the […]
What is with Double sinks?
/in Blog Posts /by Jay & LauraWatching TV is one way Jay and I wind down at the end of a busy day. One of our favorite shows to watch is House Hunters. We love to see the houses in different cities across the country. We love commenting on how selfish some of these people are, of course believing we are […]