Broken on the Back Row
In the backseat the younger three kids—toddler Erin in her safety seat and the kindergartner twins, Jonathan and Jennifer sitting beside her—were quiet for once. They didn’t understand why yet another change had to happen in their lives but they trusted me to keep them safe and make things okay. Beside me in the front seat my oldest child,...... >Read More
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Coping with Change
It’s been said that the only constant in our world today is change. As we look back over our marriage to this point, we would have to agree.
We have faced our fair share of uncertainty, surprises and transitions. In a period of just eight years, we experienced:
A move into our dream home, which Denise had designed
The loss of this... >Read More
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Empty Nest: Season of Change
Last night, while going through an old box of pictures of my children in their growing up years, I reviewed the seasons of change that we have all gone through. The baby pictures, school year pictures, and works of art made for me for Mother's Day, my birthday and other holidays warm my heart even more now.
My youngest daughter... >Read More
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Emotional Abandonment: Shut out by your spouse
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It's a complaint I hear regularly from people looking for help for their marriages:"I feel distant from my spouse." "I try to get my husband to open up, but instead he just shuts down." "My wife just doesn't seem interested in me anymore. I feel like... >Read More
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How to Have a Good Fight: Resolving Marital Conflicts
Every couple fights at some point. How you handle those conflicts will have a huge effect on your marriage. You can improve your marriage relationship by learning how to have good fights!
"Patterns in how couples fight can predict their likelihood of divorce with up to 90% accuracy."
~ Dr. John Gottman, University of Washington
"How you argue,...... >Read More
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I just got re-married and I feel so jealous and insecure
I just recently got married, and this is not the first marriage... >more
Learning to Love
There's not much to life when you don't like people. I didn't... >more
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