Great Marriage

Common Sentences

Jo Crosby — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:30:55 GMT

I hang pictures like a girl who hates math.

The Telling Tasks

Jo Crosby — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:30:34 GMT

When it comes to marriage, have you ever wondered how one can tell how it’s really going? Here’s a simple and telling task to measure the how’s-our-relationship-going question.

The "No List"

Jo Crosby — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:30:35 GMT

When it comes to sex, we hope you are having a great time! If you’re not, call the office and make an appointment or seek wise counsel elsewhere. There are several great Christian books on the subject, and you shouldn’t be embarrassed to need some skill building or a refresher of anatomy.

Sex, like everything else in Great Marriage, requires learning.

Toxic Behaviors

Jo Crosby — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:35 GMT

A few weeks ago, I wrote on poor choices and the false relational math they create. If you missed it, you might want to read it first. It’s titled, Poor Choices, and it’s the launchpad for today’s post on toxic behavior.

Keeping Score or Serving?

Jo Crosby — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:30:47 GMT

John and I love board games. As newlyweds, we played a lot of backgammon. Most games were followed by a long walk around the apartment complex and always logged as either a win or a loss. Through the years, we picked up new games and carved out our favorites with both Sequence and Mexican Train Dominoes making this list. Recently, we picked up Siamese Mahjong, and are learning to really love it. When it comes to board games, we’re competitive. We keep score often running scores for months or sometimes just a vacation length. We passed the passion and competition along to our children, and family game night is a thing in the Crosby house. It’s good fun.

Poor Choices

Jo Crosby — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:31:01 GMT

Nothing will ever change. When it comes to your marriage, do you often think this sentence?

Rash Words

Jo Crosby — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:30:57 GMT

Have you ever acted rashly? Impulsively? Thoughtlessly?

Gossip

Jo Crosby — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:31:43 GMT

Have you ever heard a piece of juicy gossip that seemed to fit your heart like a charm? Do you keep a tidbit of talk around only to discover that it has charmed your intentions, perspective, or judgments of a person? Have you normalized tossing a person around, inside out, and upside down as it they didn’t matter or couldn’t hear? Have you laughed it off thinking,
What’s the harm?”

Wounds in Marriage

Jo Crosby — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:30:50 GMT

Have you ever wondered if you wounded your spouse? I’m not talking about physical abuse. (Not only is that a different subject, but also a clear, evident NO. And a direct pass to seek professional help.)

Too Affects Two

Jo Crosby — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:45 GMT

Three letters. Two members of the alphabet. A word small enough to fit into a writer’s pocket, yet large enough to topple the day. A word that can change the plot of the story or alter the plight of my own heart. Whenever I whisper it in prayer, I feel the shift. It’s noted presence echoing something about a situation that matters. The situation may be my physical state, or it might be a decision to make a shopping purchase. It could be that the word describes the wayward state of my feelings. And on several occasions, I’ve used the word to justify choices. Maybe you have too?

Our Social Media Story

Jo Crosby — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:30:44 GMT

Last week, I wrote about the heart and the mirror we use to see it. I lightly discussed the idea of social media with its filters and curated stories. Initially, I left it there, as it was. However, the more I wrote, the more I realized that the social media image of our marriage is an actual relevant topic in Great Marriage.

Great Book Resource

Jo Crosby — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:31:16 GMT

A few weeks ago, I posted about the power of words in Six Lines. Six Feet. Six Minutes. I thought I would recommend a book we use in office:

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

Jo Crosby — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:30:49 GMT

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall.

Do you recognize this common phrase. It was used in a children’s fairy tale, but it’s reach has gone beyond its origin. It lives in the adulthood of most people.

Six Lines.Six Feet Apart.Six Minutes.

Jo Crosby — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:30:48 GMT

Six Lines. Six Feet Apart. Six Minutes.

As a writer, I like words. And I love the way words land across a page with beauty and finesse. Much like a skilled fisherman casts a fly upon a river, writing is poetic craft. It’s motion with a landing point. And, when it lands, it can catch. It can catch the attention of the reader.

Mic Drop

Jo Crosby — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:01:25 GMT

What is the mic drop moment in your Great Marriage?

The Last Nerve

Jo Crosby — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:15 GMT

In your Great Marriage, what steps on your last nerve? What action solidly finds it? What creates the situation that leaves you feeling misunderstood? Overlooked? Frazzled? Stressed to the Max! What pushes you to the edge of “Leave me alone.”

Drift

Jo Crosby — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:33 GMT

Sweet Spot. The sweet spot of relationship. you’ve been there. That wonderful moment when everything just seems to be perfect. Connection is strong. Stress is low. Closeness is a given. Hearts are happy.

Tense Subjects

Jo Crosby — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:39 GMT

Some subjects just reek of tension. They enter a conversation as if they have been soaked in stress. There is the common handful: finances, parenting, in-laws, sex. And, then there’s always one or two that are anything but common such as, “Can you look at this bump?”

Lying is a Big Deal

Jo Crosby — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:01:54 GMT

It wasn’t a big deal.

It was just a little, tiny lie.

A Smile is the Best Gift

Jo Crosby — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:30:51 GMT

Do you have RBF? Resting Bad Face.