Unhappy Marriage: Fix It With These Simple Habits!

Hello Christian Friend,

An unhappy marriage often produces constant conflict, emotional exhaustion, depression, and profound loneliness. Sadly, unhappy marriages are very common.

But here is the great news! Broken relationships can be improved and strengthened for marital satisfaction. Focus on the Family asked me to write an article entitled, Unhappy Marriage: Fix It With These Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and you can find it at the link below.

 Unhappy Marriage: Fix It with These Simple Habits

 Remarkably, a very high percentage of couples report significant improvement in their relationship through the simple, yet very effective habits explained in this article. Couples who implement these habits as well as the additional habits found in Simple Habits for Marital Happiness build a consistently happy marriage.

How many of these habits are found in your marriage?

What other habits help create a happy marriage?

Please share your comments so I learn from you just as much as you learn from me.

I encourage you to check out the 50+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel. I would appreciate you subscribing to my YouTube channel, sharing these videos with family, friends, and others, and commenting on the videos. Knowing what is most important to you helps to open my eyes to new topics for future YouTube Videos.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy

Three-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and two-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available now on Amazon and CrossLink Publishing.

 For over four decades, Dr. Randy Schroeder, an LCMS pastor, a licensed marriage and family counselor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling for nearly 25 years, has spoken to and counseled thousands of parents and spouses about the simple, yet very effective habits, that are essential for an enjoyable life and rewarding relationships.

Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

www.DrRandySchroeder.com

 Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel

 DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

Forming New Habits for Your Marriage!

Hello Christian Friend,

I am an LCMS pastor and former Concordia Theological Seminary Professor for nearly 25 years where I taught pastoral counseling classes including Premarital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Crisis Counseling, and Pastor as Counselor. I have a counseling practice at Cornerstone Lutheran Church, Carmel, Indiana.

Today and tomorrow, September 22-23, please enjoy my Focus on the Family national broadcast 2-Part Interview, entitled Forming New Habits for Your Marriage I-II. The interview will be heard on 2,000 U.S. radio stations by approximately 2-3 million people.

A video version will also be featured on the Focus on the Family YouTube channel at Forming New Habits for Your Marriage

Consistent marital happiness is determined by the quality of habits many of which are shared in this Focus on the Family 2-Part Interview.  A successful satisfying marriage is nothing more than simple, yet very effective habits, practiced every day.

I encourage you to check out the 50+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel. I would appreciate you subscribing to my YouTube channel, sharing these videos with family, friends, and others, and commenting on the videos. Knowing what is most important to you helps to open my eyes to new topics for future YouTube Videos.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships throughout 2022!

Dr. Randy

The three-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and the two-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available now on Amazon and CrossLink Publishing.

 Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

www.DrRandySchroeder.com

Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel

DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

How To Choose a Spouse Wisely!

Hello Christian Friend,

What qualities do you possess, and if you marry one day, do you want your future spouse to possess? Have you written down those positive attributes that you desire in a potential future spouse? What deal breakers or red flags should send you running in the opposite direction? Have you put those red flags on paper for an accurate picture of what to avoid?

The statement that “both spouses contribute to marital heartache and unhappiness” is a total myth! Instead, please remember “it takes 2 to make it and 1 to break it” which means 2 healthy spouses create marital satisfaction, but it only takes one unhealthy spouse to produce a broken, unhappy relationship. 

Shown below is a link to my YouTube video, How To Choose a Spouse Wisely! Sadly, 99% of individuals don’t have the knowledge that I will share with you in this video but now you will be part of the 1% with the knowledge to choose a spouse wisely.

In this video, I explain the 3 absolutely essential assessment activities for Choosing a Spouse Wisely! The 3 important written activities are:

1. Write down at least 15 positive qualities you desire in a future spouse.

2. Write down a minimum of 5 red flags or deal breakers that you must avoid in a future spouse.

3. Make a written list of your Top 10 Expectations for a consistently satisfying marriage.

Through these 3 assessment activities, you can, and you will Choose a Spouse Wisely!

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, pastor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling for nearly 25 years at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. I taught Premarital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Crisis Counseling, Ministry to the Sick & Dying, and more.

For over four decades, I have spoken to and counseled thousands of individuals, spouses, and parents about the simple, yet very effective habits, that are essential for a fulfilling life and rewarding relationships.

I invite you to explore my YouTube channel, Dr. Randy Schroeder where I have nearly 50 beneficial videos on marriage, parenting, and help with a fulfilling life. I post a video every week to make a significant positive difference in your life and relationships.

WILL YOU PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, share with others, and comment on what other topics would help enhance your life and relationships! Knowing what is most important to you helps to open my eyes to new topics for future YouTube Videos.

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available on Amazon and CrossLinkPublishing.com

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships throughout 2022!

Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

Schroeder Counseling & Consulting, Inc.

Cornerstone Lutheran Church

4850 East Main Street

Carmel, IN 46033

www.DrRandySchroeder.com

DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY MARRIAGE INTERVIEW!!!

On Monday, January 24, I joined Jim Daly, President, and John Fuller, Vice President for a Focus on the Family national broadcast 26-minute interview to discuss Simple Habits to Embrace in Your Marriage. This Marriage interview can be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwz9k68Y-gc

OR FocusOnTheFamily.com/shows/broadcast

The Focus on the Family daily broadcast is heard by more than 6.3 million listeners a week on over 2,000 radio stations around the world.

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness is a 2020 three-time national award-winning Christian marriage book that provides practical specific words, behaviors, and guidance in the 7 major areas of a relationship to help every couple achieve a strong satisfying marriage.

Please check out my YouTube Channel: Dr. Randy Schroeder where I provide help with numerous topics. Will you please also SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel, share with family and friends, and comment on videos you would like to see regarding life and relationship issues?  I really appreciate your help and time!

For over four decades, Dr. Randy Schroeder, a licensed marriage and family therapist, pastor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling, has spoken to and counseled thousands of individuals, spouses, and parents about the simple, yet very effective habits, that are essential for a fulfilling life and rewarding relationships.

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available on Amazon or CrossLinkPublishing.com

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships in 2022!

Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

Schroeder Counseling & Consulting, Inc.

Cornerstone Lutheran Church

4850 East Main Street

Carmel, IN 46033

www.DrRandySchroeder.com

DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY MARRIAGE INTERVIEW!!!

I joined Jim Daly, President, and John Fuller, Vice President for a Focus on the Family national broadcast interview to discuss Simple Habits to Embrace in Your Marriage with an air date tomorrow Friday, January 7, 2022.

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness is a 2020 three-time national award-winning Christian marriage book that provides practical specific words, behaviors, and guidance in the 7 major areas of a relationship to help every couple achieve a strong satisfying marriage.

Effective Habits to Embrace in Parenting was selected by Focus on the Family as the Best Parenting Interview for 2021 and was aired again on Friday, December 31. The interview is also on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMU7pE_MagI

The Focus on the Family daily broadcast is heard by more than 6.3 million listeners a week on more than 2,000 radio stations across the U.S.

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are available on Amazon, Christianbook.com, or CrossLinkPublishing.com

For over four decades, Dr. Randy Schroeder, a licensed marriage and family therapist, pastor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling, has spoken to and counseled thousands of spouses and parents about the simple, yet very effective habits, that are essential for fulfilling, rewarding relationships.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships in 2022!

To learn more please see my website at www.DrRandySchroeder.com and check out my YouTube Channel: Dr. Randy Schroeder

 Randy Schroeder, Ph.D., M.Div., M.Ed.

Schroeder Counseling & Consulting, Inc.

Cornerstone Lutheran Church

4850 East Main Street

Carmel, IN 46033

DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

2 GREAT MARRIAGE QUESTIONS!!!

By asking 2 terrific questions twice a year, every spouse can grow personally while enhancing their marital relationship.

1st What would I like about being married to myself?

2nd What would I dislike about being married to myself?

Once you identify what you “like” about being married to yourself, overcome the dreaded disease of complacency by daily implementing those positive words and behaviors to keep strengthening your marital relationship. 

In terms of what you “dislike” about being married to yourself, become a can-do take action person by improving at least 1% per week to grow personally and strengthen your marital relationship.

The three-time national award-winning Simple Habits for Marital Happiness covers all seven major areas of a marriage and provides spouses with the practical specific words, behaviors, and guidelines that make a positive difference for every marriage. 

Simple Habits for Effective Parenting is a comprehensive guidebook that covers the seven main aspects of parenting to help a child reach their full potential with self-motivation, self-confidence, and good decision-making skills.

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness and Simple Habits for Effective Parenting are both available at Amazon and at CrossLinkPublishing.com.

For over four decades, Dr. Randy Schroeder, a licensed marriage and family therapist, pastor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling, has spoken to and counseled thousands of spouses and parents about the simple yet effective habits that are essential for healthy relationships.

Email:        DrRandy@DrRandySchroeder.com

Website:    www.DrRandySchroeder.com

GODLY CHARACTER AND GOOD CHOICES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY CHILD!!!

A healthy parent-child relationship is built through nurture, laughter, memories, respect, and when necessary, corrective discipline.  Through a strong relationship, an effective parent communicates through words and actions a deep desire for child to develop positive qualities and Godly character to help a child make wise choices throughout their entire life. 

An excellent goal for every parent is to daily praise either a positive attribute within a child or a specific action a child did that was meaningful.  Always use the words, “I appreciate . . .”  Praise creates positive energy within a child!

I had the privilege of joining Jim Daly, President, and John Fuller, VP, for an interview on a national broadcast of Focus on the Family to discuss Effective Parenting.  The interview may be watched at FocusOnTheFamily.com/shows/broadcast or on YouTube.  Please also share the Effective Parenting interview with family and friends. 

Simple Habits for Marital Happiness is a three-time national award-winning marriage book that will absolutely improve and strengthen every couple.  Simple Habits for Effective Parenting is the only resource that covers all seven areas of parenting for leading and guiding a child to be a responsible, motivated, and confident individual. 

Both Marital Happiness and Effective Parenting are available at Amazon or at CrossLinkPublishing.com.

For over four decades, Dr. Randy Schroeder, a licensed marriage and family therapist, pastor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling, has spoken to and counseled thousands of parents and spouses about the simple yet effective habits that are essential for healthy relationships.

Immediately Improve Your Parent-Child Relationship!!!

In my new book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting:  Specific Skills and Tools That Achieve Extraordinary Results in Raising a Child, I cover the seven main areas of Christian parenting.    

I had the privilege of joining Jim Daly and John Fuller for the Focus on the Family national broadcast to discuss Simple Habits for Effective Parenting with an air date Thursday, July 15.  After my one-hour interview, I also had several brief interviews regarding Effective Parenting.

Shown below is a Focus on the Family video from one of my shorter interviews where I briefly explain how to Immediately Improve Your Parent-Child Relationship. 

https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=565160814468991&_rdr

Simple Habits for Effective Parenting may be purchased on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Habits-Effective-Parenting-Extraordinary/dp/1633573826 or at Crosslink Publishing https://crosslinkpublishing.com/shop/simple-habits-for-effective-parenting/

I am also the author of the three-time national award-winning Christian marriage book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness.  This remarkable relationship book may be purchased at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Habits-Marital-Happiness-Relationship/dp/1633571750 or at CrossLink Publishing  https://crosslinkpublishing.com/shop/simple-habits-for-marital-happiness/

Dr. RANDY SCHROEDER, a licensed marriage and family therapist, pastor, and former seminary professor of pastoral counseling has a lifetime of expertise in educating parents and enhancing marriages.  For over four decades, he has spoken to and counseled parents about the Simple Habits that are essential for nurturing and raising a child. He and his wife, Ginny, have been married for over forty-five years and have two married sons and six grandchildren.

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A PARENT'S EXAMPLE MATTERS MOST!!!

A parent’s example will have the most powerful impact on a child.  The clichés are true:  Example is not the best teacher, “example is the only teacher,” and Godly values and principles are more “caught (from a parent’s example) than taught to a child.”

Parenting involves “training’ a child to follow a parent’s example in order to incorporate Godly qualities in adult life.  Hence, a parent must never take their example for granted!!! 

Please spread the word about the three-time National award-winning marriage book, Simple Habits For Marital Happiness, with family members, friends, neighbors, and contacts in ways that are most comfortable for you.

To download the FREE Discussion Guide please click the following Crosslink Publishing link:  https://crosslinkpublishing.com/shop/simple-habits-for-marital-happiness/

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FORGIVENESS IS ESSENTIAL IN MARRIAGE!

Through faith in Jesus Christ, believers are forever forgiven and receive God’s gift of eternal life in heaven.  Likewise, forgiveness is absolutely the best gift that spouses can give each other.  In every marriage, grace or undeserved kindness must abound because both spouses will need to apologize as well as receive forgiveness to keep their relationship healthy. 

Simple Habits For Marital Happiness Winner of Three National Book Awards

The prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Awards selected Simple Habits For Marital Happiness as the 2020 Winner - Relationships.

The 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Premier Book Awards chose Simple Habits For Marital Happiness as the 2020 Winner - Marriage. 

The esteemed Living Now Awards selected Simple Habits For Marital Happiness as the 2020 Bronze Award Winner for Relationships/Marriage. 

This Christian marriage resource of common-sense habits shows couples not how to just co-exist, but most importantly, how they can develop a marriage into something rewarding and enriching.  One of the strengths of Simple Habits For Marital Happiness is its simplicity, as it focuses on basics which can be incorporated into everyday relationship life. 

Please spread the word about SIMPLE HABITS FOR MARITAL HAPPINESS: Practical Skills And Tools That Build A Strong SATISFYING RELATIONSHIP  with family members, friends, neighbors, and contacts in ways that are most comfortable for you.

To download the FREE Discussion Guide please click the following Crosslink Publishing link:  https://crosslinkpublishing.com/shop/simple-habits-for-marital-happiness/

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