Ted Cunningham > Quotes

“When you go home at night, let your home be the place where you disconnect from the world and the grind of your job. Limit your social-media usage. Surfing Facebook keeps you connected physically, relationally, and emotionally to friends, work, and responsibilities. In turn, you wear down.”
― Ted Cunningham, Fun Loving You: Enjoying Your Marriage in the Midst of the Grind

“Feelings are good and given by God but must be filtered through the Bible”
― Ted Cunningham

“Preacher Henry Ward Beecher said, “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It is jolted by every pebble in the road. Good humor makes all things tolerable.”
― Ted Cunningham, Fun Loving You: Enjoying Your Marriage in the Midst of the Grind

“We can do nothing to escape the grind. So in the meantime, choose joy. Choosing to enjoy life is a decision. Make that decision.”
― Ted Cunningham, Fun Loving You: Enjoying Your Marriage in the Midst of the Grind

“The formula for a fun, loving marriage is not all that complicated and is found in three simple words: honor, enjoy, and prioritize.”
― Ted Cunningham, Fun Loving You: Enjoying Your Marriage in the Midst of the Grind

“Powerful Personality, learn to add softness. Study ways to become a better listener and realize that not every statement needs a response. Tame your words with love, and temper your tone with gentleness. Look for opportunities to take other people’s feelings into account.”
― Ted Cunningham, Young and in Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage

“Contrary to what you may have been told, marriage is not the reason people divorce.”
― Ted Cunningham, Young and in Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage

“Our job as parents is to raise children who love Jesus and leave home as responsible adults. We prepare them for a lifetime of following Christ, working hard, being married, and raising a family. When kids spend their childhood years fulfilling Mom and Dad’s desires and dreams, they lose out on discovering who God created them to be and what He has prepared for them to do. When parents push their personal agendas, the kids miss out on identifying their God-given personality, passions, and spiritual gifts.”
― Ted Cunningham, Trophy Child: Saving Parents from Performance, Preparing Children for Something Greater Than Themselves

“Marriage and family therapist Ryan Pannell defines prolonged adolescence as having too much privilege and not enough responsibility.”
― Ted Cunningham, Young and in Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage