Falling in love is easy, but building a successful marriage can be a lifelong challenge for most couples. If you are a husband, sometimes you get bored and feel fed up due to unexpected challenges—hurtful words and bickering, lack of transparency in handling finances, different priorities in life, overly demanding spouse, unfaithfulness to one another, and burnout in marriage.
Instead of nurturing a satisfying companionship with your spouse, you divert much time with your work and friends—then eventually you find yourself gradually flirting with other young women. Sooner or later your life becomes miserable after some years in marriage. You may be thriving in your job or profession, but your role as a husband is another aspect of your life you may need to improve.
If you’re committed to navigate your role as a husband, this book offers simple steps to be a better husband. When you feel like being choked and your marriage is slowly shutting down, read this book to uncover profound insights and doable tips to transform your marriage into a more vibrant, healthy relationship. The NECKTIE Approach is:
Never Stop Courting and Dating Your Wife
Ensure You Are Proactive in Managing Finances
Compliment and Uplift Her Spirit
Kiss and Hug Your Spouse
Think about Resolving Conflict Soon
Improve Your Listening Skills
Enhance Your Spiritual Leadership
Tracie is a visual and performing artist and has been throughout the country and overseas working in the arts. She currently lives in New York City and is originally from the small town of Wintersville, Ohio near the border of the state, which she describes as Steeler Country.
She is a Congressional Arts Caucus Award recipient, and had one of her paintings displayed in the US Capitol Building as part of a one-year collection. She is a graduate of Chatham University, where she studied Arts Management with a concentration in Visual Art and Art History. She is also a veteran of the United States Navy, where she was a mechanic on the flight line based in Northern Japan.
Her professional visual art credits include murals and décor for many restaurants throughout the country including in Rainforest Cafés, Landry’s, Joes Crab Shack, and along the Keemah Boardwalk near Galveston, Texas. She has been part of the team at Spaeth Design, where she helped create and build the Christmas windows for Macy’s in New York City as well as those for Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue. She also worked for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission helping to restore artifacts for the museums of Pennsylvania. As a performer she has appeared on television and the silver screen as well tours entertaining the troops overseas in Korea, Kuwait and Iraq.