Introducing - More Than A Pulse - It Takes a Plan to Stay Married and in Love

Hello everyone! 

 

We are Bob & Alisa Gound.  Welcome to our blog, “More Than A Pulse - It Takes a Plan to Stay Married and in Love.  All of our relationships started with a pulse, an elevated heart beat, and we fell into infatuation.  Research shows that these frilly feelings diminish over the first two years of marriage, often resulting in divorce. We want to take you from there (or wherever you are at in your marriage) and show you how to understand yourself and your mate. More importantly, how to communicate and engage with them, the way they need to be.  You’ll be surprised to see changes occur in you and your mate, that will help make your marriage last a lifetime. 

 

We started our "Forever Together Amen" journey in the spring of 2007. Our eyes met on a coach pitch baseball field in Paintsville Kentucky (southeast Kentucky). And since, have blended a family of eight. That's right... We said eight! We'll tell you more about our family blend in future writings.  We are Master Marriage Coaches (MMC), and are mentored by Dr. Robert Rohm, Dr. John C Maxwell and Dr. Les & Leslie Parrott. I (Bob) am a leadership and HR professional, that leads twenty-two stores for a large retail chain and am the founder of The Absolute Leader, LLC. And I (Alisa) am an Occupational Therapist, teaching independence to people who  are physically and cognitively impaired.  I am also the founder of Soul Food, Inc. Soul Food feeds nearly three hundred children on weekends throughout the school year in eastern Kentucky.  

 

So, how do we plan on assisting in making your marriage last a lifetime? We will be discussing current and relevant marriage and relationship topics each week based on a Christian perspective. We will also give you some ideas (Marriage Moments) of how to apply it in your relationship. We don’t want this to just be a motivational blog full of flowery words and stories. We want to develop you to motivate yourself and sometimes your partner, to apply these principles and ideas to make your marriage feel like you are living “Happily Ever After” (most of the time). We will also be focusing on key issues that are proven to build a happy marriage. In marriage and loving relationships, you have to be aware, before we can beware of these stress points. Then you can be proactive in your approach to identify and deal with them before they cause a major conflict.

 

You will also be exposed to our thoughts on how to be the architect for you marriage, by applying our I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E Marriage Blueprint principles and behaviors. This is an exciting look at marriage starting with both of your personalities, and how to best communicate with each other. It's really impactful formation that will transform your marriage in a positive way and have a marriage with "More Than A Pulse." You can have a marriage filled with passion and a burning desire for your spouse!

 

We believe that it is the small moments in marriage that make the biggest impact. How we see and perceive or mate yesterday, today and tomorrow is key to living "Happily Ever After."  

 

Marriage Moments:

1. What was one of your favorite moments when you first started dating. Bring it up today, tell them how great it was, and how you can do it again.

2. What makes (or can make) your marriage/relationship incredible today? Try complementing them on one of the unique things about them today.

 

Blessings,