You Always Marry into a Family
They say that when you marry someone you marry their entire family. There’s a lot of truth in that. In reality, you don’t just have to deal with parent-in-laws, there are sibling-in-laws, their respective spouses and children, grandparents, step parents and ex-spouses too.
For both my husband and I there were things that were normal and accepted...... >Read More
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What our Parent’s Marriage Taught Us
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"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." (Mark 10:7-8a)
It’s been a time of weddings recently and the calendar includes my... >Read More
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Forgiveness Is Not A Feeling
Learning to forgive is CRITICAL to building a healthy marriage. We’ve only had “little” offenses to forgive each other on this first year, but I’m not going to kid myself that “little” hurts are all that’ll ever touch our marriage. Even so, in this first year I’ve had plenty of opportunities to practice forgiveness (and so has my...... >Read More
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Single Mom Survival Kit 7: Life As It Is
They say that “Life is always greener on the other side of the fence” and sometimes that seems to be true. In the midst of divorce it’s easy to think that everyone else’s life is going better than our own. But that can be dangerous thinking.
Contentment is something that comes from within. We can’t order it from Sears, take... >Read More
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I Just Called To Say "I Love You"
Don and Jen's love story started at a pool in Vancouver. After their first date he called her everyday, right around lunch time, just to see how she was. When he proposed she said yes right away. Not long after their first child was born, things got a bit more complicated. Don grew angry and Jen withdrew. They separated... >Read More
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Solving Disagreements Without Arguing
I bet everyone wishes they knew the answer to this one. Before diving into the topic of conflict, one thing to understand about conflict is that it’s absolutely normal and to be expected in the marital relationship. Conflict doesn’t happen because you’re married to the wrong person; conflict happens because you’re human.
One of the pitfalls...... >Read More
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New Baby, Distant Husband
“Ever since I had the baby, my husband has been distant.”
In the midst of all the excitement of new baby, especially the first baby, you rarely hear expectant parents talking about how this child will change their marriage. Babies are wonderful, let’s be clear about that, but they are also one of the biggest changes a marriage will ever...... >Read More
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Anger: Definitive vs Distorted
I will apologize for doing something I believe is wrong. It’s a... >more
Valentine, How Do I Love Thee?
Valentine's Day brings sweet expressions of romance. "I love you" fills telephone... >more
What Do You Fear?
