Dan X Joy Stronger Marriages Together

31/07/2023

Joy and I recently published The Communication Book, Learning the Skills to Healthy Communication in Marriage on Amazon Kindle

As part of our marketing goals, we are offering the Kindle book for free from July 30 to August 1, and would like to ask you as our trusted friends to download a copy and give an honest review on Amazon. These reviews can help us build credibility on the Amazon space so that more people can find the book. We hope you can find the book helpful either for you or for couples you know to learn vital communication skills. Any honest feedback you can enter into Amazon as a signed in user will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!

The Communication Book: Learning the Skills for Healthy Communication in Marriage (10 Keys to a Successful Marriage)

02/02/2023

Marriage isn’t all sunshine and roses. If you remember your wedding vows, we said things like, “for better or worse,” “for richer or poorer,” “in sickness and in health,” right? Indeed, our commitment to our husband and wife is best tested when we’re on the negative end of those pair of words!

Sometimes we undergo life seasons where it’s difficult to handle our emotions. It can be at the cusp of a career change, or an overwhelming time of much responsibility that we struggle to regulate our thoughts and feelings. If it’s our spouse undergoing these things, it can be difficult not just for them, but also for us!

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/when-your-spouse-struggles-with-anxiety/

28/01/2023

Drum roll!!!!!! We're super thrilled to announce that our latest e-book, Help! We Are Parents! is now available on Amazon! 😍🤩🥳

We hope our personal stories in parenting 6 over the last two decades can be an inspiration to you! Let us know what you think!

Help! We Are Parents: Seven Principles for Surviving the Parenting Roller Coaster

28/01/2023

Leadership can be a challenging job. And when you add it to something that you pour your heart and soul into, which you would like to build and succeed in, you can have a recipe for disappointment and frustration.

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Ge**er is an excellent handbook if you’re looking to start a small business, or, as a matter of fact, any organization with more than one person in it. Believe it or not, the person who recommended this book to me wasn’t a small business owner, but rather the founder of a group of faith-based organizations spread across the world.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/the-power-of-systems-and-delegation-the-e-myth-review/

26/01/2023

When two people get married, everything seems to be a whole new world: lots of novel things to discover about each other, plenty of plans for building a family, a high level of excitement for whatever things to come. But before long, especially after the “official” honeymoon trip is over, we naturally fall into a routine, where we each have our own jobs, careers, or responsibilities.

With all the things that call for our attention, how do we make sure we remain intentional at cultivating our relationship with our spouse? This is where the importance of having a work-life balance comes in.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/pursuing-work-life-balance-in-marriage/

24/01/2023

When two people get married, they become united as one. And this unity will only be as strong as the mutual trust that the husband and wife share. And this trust is formed little by little as the couple are honest with each other and talk about the important details of life.

Transparency is a non-negotiable ingredient to a happy marriage. It can come in different forms: we can be transparent in the way we spend our money. We may also benefit from opening up to our spouse about past experiences, such as our past relationships, trauma, challenges, and victories.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/why-we-need-transparency-in-marriage/

21/01/2023

Once every few months, my husband would go on our little purging sprees: cleaning out a closet, a kitchen cabinet, a bookshelf, and tossing everything we don’t need into a “donate” sack. Every time we do that, we feel refreshed and happy, knowing that some of our stuff are going to good use for another person or family.

But for some reason, the cycle just repeats itself endlessly. We always seem to have extras that we no longer need, or stuff that pile up in our storage shelves without having been used over the past year.

Learn about The More of Less here: https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/enjoying-the-more-of-less/

19/01/2023

Trust is a bit of a sticky subject in marriage. It’s easy to say, you either have it or you don’t. When one party in a marriage does something that breaks the other person’s trust, it can be very difficult—and sometimes close to impossible—to regain it.

For Daniel and myself, we’ve gone through times when I found it difficult to trust him. I’m not talking about infidelity or other major things, but instead it was the little, everyday things.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/how-to-build-trust-in-a-marriage/

17/01/2023

We know that no two persons are the same: the mere fact that we each have our individual fingerprint is a sign that we are created to be unique. Even twins who grow up under the same family environment and go through the same schools will have distinct personalities. We like to call this uniqueness our “Lifeprint.”

When we get married, we come to live with another person who has different strengths and capabilities than we do. Through time, you find out what you and your spouse are naturally good at, and what things you struggle with. Knowing our Lifeprint will enable us to bring our best selves into the union, which will also spill over into our families.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/bringing-our-unique-lifeprint-into-marriage/

14/01/2023

When you’re young, you don’t really tend to think about the food you eat—unless you’re like me, who battled with weight issues from childhood. I was twelve years old when I read my first book on nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, a better alternative to diet fads and stuff that people normally shove down the throats of everyone overweight.

Plan to be healthier this coming year! We hope this post inspires you 🥰

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/shifting-to-a-healthier-life-with-the-daniel-plan/

12/01/2023

Who would’ve thought that even a child as young as toddler age can automatically sense when he can pit one parent against another? You’ve seen it in action: the child goes to one parent, asking for candy. When that parent says no, he goes to the other, hoping to get a yes. Once that happens, he now has an action plan for everything he wants to do that one parent prohibits!

It’s hard to imagine that our angel-looking toddler or preschooler can be capable of such under-handed schemes. But it’s human nature: whenever we can’t get what we want, we automatically try to find ways around it. This can cause challenges for parents, who may not be aware that they are getting tied around their little one’s little finger.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/partnering-with-your-spouse-in-parenting/

10/01/2023

Do you know that some of the conflict that happens between husband and wife comes about when we misunderstand our roles? Different couples may have different perspectives about what is expected of them. This may come about from our different worldviews, as well as unclear expectations.

Don’t get me wrong. We’re not talking about stereotypes about husbands and wives. We’re not advocating that only the husband can have a day job, or that only the wife should do the cooking or house cleaning. Instead, we’re looking at the larger principles of how husbands and wives can be clear on the roles they expect to play and from their partner.

https://danxjoy.com/resources/reads/4-tips-for-defining-your-roles-as-husband-and-wife/