Listen to Your Words
Sometimes in the hurried flurry of our day we simply overlook the way we are communicating. We excuse our hasty words and harsh tones because we are tired or stressed.
Our words are very important. They are more important than we sometimes realize. We need to take responsibility for what comes out of our mouths.
Our sharp words have the ability...... >Read More
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There is Hope for Your Marriage: Using the Differences as Opportunities to Grow
Traditionally, when couples fight, have misunderstandings, discover a lack of things in common, or confront the challenge of incompatibility, their first instinct is to flee while rationalizing to themselves "this will never work, we're just too different." In The New Intimacy, Judith and Jim present a stark contrast to that perspective, illuminating...... >Read More
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Building a Virtual Team
“We miss you when you’re here.” It sounds like such a strange thing for someone on my team to say, but in my world it actually makes sense. I remotely manage a staff team and fly in for meetings about once a month. On one such trip one of my staff stopped me in the hall and said, “We... >Read More
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How Compatible Are You?
Compatibility is not a state in which you begin a marriage, but rather it's a goal to be achieved. Another way to look at matrimony and compatibility is: We fall in love with a personality, but we must live with a character. How have you changed since you were first married? Research reveals we become more compatible with our... >Read More
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Communication with Your Spouse
The other day I read some statistics on the high percentage of marriages that end in divorce. And thought of the countless others that are unhappy, frustrated relationships, not ending in divorce but inadequately meeting the needs of the partners.
Lack of communication seems to be one of the prime causes of marriage breakdown. Titles such as "Communicating...... >Read More
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Resolving Conflict
People are not perfect. And the world we live in isn't perfect either. Therefore, it makes sense that our relationships aren't as ideal as we'd want them to be and that marital conflict is inevitable - it's a part of every healthy marriage. What's more important is how we choose to deal with our differences.
Dave Currie, renowned speaker and... >Read More
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What It Means to Speak the Truth in Love
About a week after my Uncle Andy died, I spoke to my mother on the phone. It was a very difficult time for her—struggling with the loss of her oldest brother, her sister-in-law was fighting breast cancer, and Mama was dealing with severe illness as well.
She said something like, “I’m falling apart, Andy is gone and Doris is... >Read More
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Tell Him Why You Love Him
How can you spur your mate toward love and good deeds? By... >more
Four Questions to Stop the Guilt-Trip
How often do you find yourself dealing with guilt? Do you wonder... >more
What Do You Fear?
