Slowing down

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First before I even go into what I want to talk about, I want to thank everyone that reads my blog and shares it for helping me to have 531 page views :) so far! That is absolutely amazing! You all Rock!

Second, Slow down! Quit trying so hard to have your life perfect! Enjoy the little moments, the messiness that happens! I have been so busy with some many things going on and instead of just enoying it while it happens, I tend to complain. But Today is a new day, Yesterday is gone and I'll never get it back, so from now on I'll just enjoy whatever life throughs at me. Marriage has its ups and downs but instead of letting small things get in between my husband and I, I will make the best of it. When arguements arise, I will walk away and keep my comments to myself, when things that really bug me happen I will deal with them happily and take a moment to pray for Jesus to guide me through it.

I want to challenge you today to make a fresh start, Add joy to what ever you are facing or doing. Let me know how it goes! If you need prayer let me know. Thanks to all of you for being a part of the Love and Marriage community! I'd love to hear from you! Let's join together to beat the statistics that say Marriage is old school and nonexistent! I'd love to know below how many years you have been married and how you have kept it together in those hard times!


Be Blessed,

Regina Cozad

Old Fashioned is good enough for me

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Yesterday, as I was sitting with my elderly aunt who has alzhemier's, I began to think of how much she loves her husband and how just talking about the old days brings a shine to her eyes and a smile to her face. Even though she is going through so much, and he is in a nursing home, she stays positive. We need to always reflect on the old days when we were dating and first starting out and bring that positive energy back into our marriage if it has slipped away because of all the things that we allow to get in the way called life.

I took her out visiting another lady from our church in town to have tea, something she has always loved to do. This lady is also always so positive and definitely a great example of the Proverbs 31 woman and as they were talking, I was listenening and taking mental notes. They were talking of how you must always treat your husband with such respect and honor in front of others but most importantly at home when no one is there but him, you, and the children. God is always watching so He knows what you do everywheres and it is what we do in front of Him that really matters. You never know when they can be called home to meet Jesus, that is why as the bible says dont let the sun go down on your wrath, never go to bed angry. Ask forgiveness and move on from it.

You must not intentionally hurt your spouse, He is suppose to be so dear to your heart, instead you should always lift them up with kind words and actions. You may not intentionally mean to hurt them but you should be able to tell by their facial expression if it didn't sit well. If they told you something you didn't like or said something not quite how it went, don't correct them in front of others because that is hurtful and wrong. Always wait til you are alone in your room and say that hurt me and I really want you to know that, you don't want to argue in front of others or your children, because you are suppose to display and teach them to show love and affection one for another.

That one visit taught me so much and I hope that it teaches you too. Sometime old fashioned ways of doing things is the right way because The bible teaches it that way. Matter of fact I loved that visit so much and drinking tea the old way....I pulled out my old tea kettle and today I made my aunt and myself tea with it. I love the old things and ways of life :)


Be Blessed,


Regina Cozad

My minstry here

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I never really got to write this post to fully explain my mission here, so today I am going to try and pour my heart out and share my burden with you all.

Divorce rates are rising daily and it's simply heartbreaking because God clearly states in the bible that He hates divorce and even though Moses allowed it, He was completely against it. It also breaks my heart because society says to give up, instead of helping to fix what God ordained. We have so much scripture in the bible that we can follow and have so many people that will pray with us and for our marriage. You don't have to be another statistic that gives up because it got to hard, Marriage is not easy but definitely worth fighting for.

As kids we dreamed about our big day, as teens we planned it out, every detail was perfect but not many looked past the ceremony to the life we would create for our family. I really feel like preparing for life after the wedding should have been the most important thing before saying "I Do". There is so many great books and blogs out that will truly help you become the spouse that your husband/wife needs you to be.

My purpose here is to share my thoughts, ideas and inspiration from God's word and my moments in prayer for this blog to help encourage someone who is really struggling to find peace and direction in their marriage. I want to be a help to those who are really struggling with giving up on what they fought so hard to have. Remember that warm fuzzy feeling you got everytime you would see your husband when you first got married or was dating? Well it hasn't really went away, just like a diamond that you polish to shine when it gets dull, you polish your marriage to really shine again by reading your bible, praying, fasting, reading marriage help and really putting yourself into marriage and giving up self to really make your spouse happy, feel loved and respected, and truly wanted and needed.

This was hard for me to write because sometimes I can't get out what I'm really trying to convey but I try my hardest. Please feel free to ask questions, leave prayer request, comment your feelings and needs, and share this blog with others. You never know if someone close to you could be needing encouragement.


Be Blessed,

Regina Cozad

Keeping the Faith

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Today I want to talk a little about keeping your faith when it seems that your family just isn't where you think it should be and things aren't going the way you think they should because of reasons unknown to you.
God knows exactly where you are even when you feel He is miles away. He is there guiding us, He knows what plans He has for you and your family and we have to learn to trust Him and keep our faith strong in Him even when it seems to hard to do and we just want to give up.

We need to learn not to complain on top of our blessing so to speak, instead of complaining we need to keep digging (praying, reading His word and trusting Him) for the deeper blessings that He has for us. So many people don't realize that instead of complaining when things go wrong, they could pray and see a change sooner. We are God's chosen people so we have no right to complain because He knows what He is doing. What we think He wants for us is probably so far from what He really wants for us because we can't see the Great blessing He has instore for us if we get lost trying to get a small blessing that will turn into a curse!


So this year keep digging for your blessing and keep trusting Him, He will bring you and your family through that bad situation and tough time. He will save that lost loved one you have been praying for. He will bring you out of that tough fiancial situations you have been battling. Keep the faith and you will be a stronger and better christian in the end.

Be Blessed,

Regina Cozad