6 a.m. Conversations
Where love meets faith…one morning at a time.
Category: 6 a.m. Conversations
Dedicated to the early morning conversations over bad breath and coffee. Meant to be funny, reflective, honest and spiritual. Relationships are trickier than David Copperfield but we must see through all the gimmicks and find the truth.
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You cannot build a healthy relationship while dragging yesterday into today. Forgiveness isn’t about pretending something didn’t hurt. It’s about deciding that the hurt won’t run your life or your love. A lot of couples think forgiveness is a moment. A conversation. An apology. A handshake.A prayer. Nah. Forgiveness is a practice. Daily. Intentional. Sometimes quiet. Sometimes uncomfortable. And if you don’t…
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Let’s talk about patience. Not the “waiting in line at Walmart” kind but the kind that’s required when you’re loving someone who’s going through a season. And if we’re being honest, every relationship will face one of those seasons eventually. A quiet season. A heavy season. A distant season. A confusing season. A healing season. A “they’re not themselves right…
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Can we be honest for one minute… Everybody wants the romance, the passion, the spark, the butterflie but nobody wants to talk about the real backbone of a lasting relationship: Consistency. Not the exciting kind. Not the “let me sweep you off your feet” kind. I’m talking about the everyday consistency. The quiet, steady kind that…
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Love doesn’t just ask you to stay, it asks you to grow. And that right there? That’s where a lot of relationships get stuck. Because everybody loves the version of their partner that fits the script they wrote in their head. But life doesn’t care about your script. People evolve.Seasons shift.Needs change.Dreams expand.Energy fluctuates. And time has a…
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Love isn’t sustained by convenience, it’s sustained by intention. Anybody can love you when it’s easy. Anybody can show up when the vibes are good, the days are light, and the kids are quiet for once in their lives. But real connection? That comes from choosing to be intentional when life is busy, messy, loud, complicated, and…
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If you can’t be honest in your relationship, then you’re not in a relationship…you’re in a performance. And performing gets exhausting real quick. We love to say, “Communication is key,” but what we really mean is: “Communication is key, as long as it doesn’t make me uncomfortable.” But that ain’t how love works. Honesty isn’t…
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Here is a little truth…Love is loud but respect is quiet and your relationship won’t survive without both. People think respect is something you pull out during arguments or big decisions. Nah. Respect shows up in the small stuff. In your tone. Your patience. Your timing. Your willingness to listen instead of defend. Your ability to…
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Let’s start this week with a hard fact: If you want your relationship to last, gratitude can’t be optional. We love to talk about love; the butterflies, the chemistry, the spark, the “they’re my person” feeling. And all that is good. Beautiful, even. But let me tell you from a man who’s lived a little: Love is…
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Let’s be real: The idea of “work-life balance” sounds good on paper…until life happens. Then it turns into: Work → Life → Kids → Errands → Obligations → Random Stuff → Oh yeah… love. Some days you give your job the best of you, the kids the rest of you, and your spouse whatever’s left over…
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Let’s get something straight. No one in a relationship is ever “just tired.” Oh no…somebody is always “MORE” tired. And couples treat exhaustion like it’s a competitive sport. You know exactly what I mean…You say, “Man, I’m tired,” and they fire back like, “You’re tired? please tell me about your oh so tiring day Sire.” Now suddenly y’all running down…
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Let me tell you something: every couple on earth has competed in what I like to call The “We Don’t Get Enough Time Together” Olympics. It’s that unspoken competition where both of y’all are exhausted, stretched thin, and still somehow arguing over who’s more busy, more tired, or more overwhelmed. Like y’all trying to qualify for Team…
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There’s a certain kind of peace that hits different when you’ve made it through a few seasons together. You start remembering all the little things you used to stress about. The arguments, the bills, the “you left the cap off the toothpaste again” wars and you realize, somehow, you survived all that and still like each other.…
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You ever see a couple that looks happy but something about it just don’t last? They post long walks on the beach, cute captions, #powercouple but then outta nowhere, they fade faster than a DJ mixing a song at the club. That’s what happens when you build something beautiful but forget to feed it. See, love…
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Here’s the thing about love: it’ll teach you the same lesson more than once until you finally get it. You ever look back and realize y’all been arguing about the same thing for three years, just with new vocabulary? Yeah, me too. That’s love’s funny way of saying, “You still don’t listen.” See, growth in relationships is tricky. It…
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Let me tell you something about growth…it’s beautiful but it can get messy. You ever seen a plant that’s healthy but untrimmed? It starts leaning, twisting, taking up too much space. Leaves everywhere, roots fighting for room. It’s alive, but it’s out of order. That’s how love gets when you stop pruning. See, everybody wants the…
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You ever notice how, in the beginning, love’s soft? Everything’s gentle. Every word is wrapped in care. You say “good morning” like it’s poetry, you touch their hand just because and even arguments sound like romantic comedy dialogue. But give it a few years, a few bills, a few 6 a.m. alarms and the tone…
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Everybody wants the blessing of love, but nobody talks about the upkeep. You wouldn’t buy a car and never change the oil. You wouldn’t move into a new house and ignore the leaks. But somehow, folks think marriage is “set it and forget it” like it’s a crockpot that just simmers on its own. Let me…
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Let’s be honest, everybody loves love until it stops feeling easy.You ever look at your partner and think, “Man… this ain’t what I pictured”? Yeah. Nobody puts that part on Facebook. We talk about falling in love, but nobody talks about staying in love when expectations crumble. When the “I got you” turns into “I’m…
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Everybody wants romance until it’s time to check the bank account. Love sounds poetic until the light bill, daycare, and that unexpected “car making a new sound” hit in the same week. Then all of a sudden “date night” becomes Netflix and whoever’s got enough energy to stay awake past ten. Don’t act like you…
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You ever wake up, roll over, look at your spouse and think, “Now who is this person beside me?” Don’t lie, you’ve had that moment. They used to wake up smiling, now they wake up sighing. Used to talk your ear off, now you’re lucky to get a “good morning.” Their playlist changed, their patience shortened,…
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