Commitment and Faithfulness: Being true to your spouse
Commuting with four carpool buddies offers ample opportunity to chew the fat, so one day I posed the question: What’s the difference between commitment and faithfulness? After a few rounds of debate the jury was in: Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives; faithfulness is the practice of doing so.
That said, let’s...... >Read More
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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... >Read More
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Are You Humble? Six Ways Your Spouse Can Tell
Mac Davis sings, “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” The odd thing is, we may search for the perfect spouse, but if we marry someone who thinks they’re perfect, life together usually isn’t.
Asking people “Are you humble?” can turn weird. If they say “yes”, they seem proud. If they say “no”...... >Read More
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Is Work Killing Your Relationships?
Does your career own you? Do household chores keep you from quality... >more
Fishing, Friends and Forgiveness
Thirty minutes from my home flows the Fraser River, a major thoroughfare... >more
What Do You Fear?
