A Little Self-Control Goes a Long Way
My wife studies people, and several years ago she decided to run a little experiment with our three sons.
“You can have one marshmallow right now, or, if you can wait for fifteen minutes, you can have two marshmallows later,” she told Taylor, Clark and Eric who were seven, six, and four at the time. Taylor left his marshmallow on the table...
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Resolving Conflict
Conflict is inevitable. If you manage conflict poorly, your relationships will suffer. If you manage conflict well, you'll help them grow healthy and strong. Here are steps to RESOLVE conflict.
1. R - Remain calm
The number one rule for resolving conflict is to remain calm and controlled throughout the process. Rash, uncontrolled speech is...
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How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage
What are some of the warning signs of entering a potentially compromising relationship? How can you safeguard your marriage? How do you know when your spouse’s needs aren’t being met?
In this short video clip, Dr. Dave Currie, host of new TV show Marriage Uncensored, discusses some of these questions with marital therapist Kirby Hanawalt....
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Your Husband's Battle for Sexual Purity
Do you understand your husband's battle for sexual purity? How can you help keep him from lusting? Did you know that your support can be the deciding factor on whether or not he succeeds in his pursuit for purity.
Join Dr. Dave Currie and guest Stephen Arterburn, author of the popular book Every Man's Battle, in a discussion of understanding...
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Singleness
Believe me, I know about being single. At first, my friends and I would moan the dilemmas of being single, all the while thinking that it would only be for a while. Then as I've gotten older, single women have approached me and asked in disbelief, "How could you have survived being single all these years?"
It's hard to tell when a person officially...
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When the Cradle Is Empty
It has been my experience that couples suffering from infertility often do so in silence. They may feel a sense of shame or guilt, and some view their inability to conceive as some sort of nemesis for mistakes or errors made in the past. For some, there may be pressure from parents and in-laws to provide grandchildren. If this desire is not fulfilled,...
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How God Saved My Marriage
My husband, Steve, and I have been together for 13 years. Well, kind of. You see, we've had a very rocky marriage. We used to call ourselves "on again, off again." My husband had a full-time hobby that used to keep him very busy: it was called alcohol. I was far from perfect myself, and it wasn't easy to compete with the bottle, so we knew how to...
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