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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Let me say something that might surprise a few people: Romance isn’t candles and reservations.Romance is attention. It’s easy to plan a date night.It’s harder to put your phone down on a random Tuesday and really listen. And if we’re honest, most relationships don’t struggle from a lack of big moments. They struggle from distracted…
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Let me say this slow this morning… After all the growth talk, alignment talk, discipline talk, accountability talk, here’s what I’ve learned as a man who has loved, lost and learned to breathe again: Real love feels like peace. Not butterflies.Not chaos.Not drama disguised as passion.Not intensity that keeps your nervous system on edge. Peace.…
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Here is a hard truth that is a must in relationships…Motivation is unreliable. Commitment isn’t. If your relationship depends on how inspired you feel, it’s already on shaky ground. Feelings fluctuate. Energy dips. Life gets heavy. And there will be plenty of days when you don’t feel like showing up. That’s normal. What’s not optional is the…
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his one is going to sting but its necessary. Your partner should not have to pay for wounds they didn’t cause. Life cuts all of us. Work stress. Old trauma. Past relationships. Disappointments. Family issues. Unmet expectations. Fatigue. Pressure. That stuff adds up. But emotional maturity shows up in how you handle the bleeding. Too many…
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Let me start here, because this is where a lot of people mess up relationships before they even realize it. Rushed love feels exciting. Built love feels safe. And most folks don’t realize which one they’re choosing until it’s already falling apart. We live in a world that celebrates fast everything. Fast results. Fast growth. Fast…
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Let’s be honest this morning because i’m too sleepy to sugarcoat any of this… Promises sound good. Consistency proves everything. Anybody can promise to do better. Anybody can talk about it. Anybody can say, “I’m going to work on it.” But relationships don’t move forward on intentions they move forward on behavior that shows up again and…
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You can’t demand from your partner what you haven’t first confronted in yourself. That’s just the truth. A lot of relationship tension isn’t about what the other person is doing wrong. It’s about what we’re avoiding owning. We want better communication, more affection, more patience, more effort but we haven’t paused long enough to ask…
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New year. Same relationship. Same two people, just a year older, wiser and hopefully more honest than we were last year. You cannot build a healthy relationship if you are misaligned within yourself. Love alone won’t save it. Chemistry won’t carry it. Good intentions won’t fix it.If who you say you are and how you…
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New year don’t mean new perfection. It means new intention. We’re not doing fake resolutions, loud promises, or pretending last year didn’t teach us anything. We’re doing alignment. We’re doing honesty. We’re doing presence. This year isn’t about proving anything to anybody. It’s about protecting what matters. Protect your peace. Protect your relationships. Protect your health. Protect your faith.Protect your time. Everything you…
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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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