We all have mental models . . . that drive our responses to everything we experience. Being aware of your mental models is key to being objective – Elizabeth Thornton As newlyweds, June and Brad often feel like they’re “brailing their way through each day.” Having been raised by dysfunctional single parents, they’re struggling to find…
Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold. -Maurice Seitter Have you faced your expectations for marriage with all honesty? We often enter into marriage believing that happiness will abound. No one really expects marriage to be a full-time job. Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott say in their best selling book, Saving…
Males and females are different. And in your marriage, it can become glaringly apparent that there are differences. But God created both male and female in His image. In Genesis 1:27 we read: “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” This means our differences are all aspects…
I learned the importance of honesty one day as I sat across the table from a woman who had decades of marriage under her belt. She had infinite wisdom on the subject, and yet somehow could always relate to my newlywed struggles either by recalling her earlier years or current circumstances. She asked me a…
It’s silly to think that because you are single you are any less or any more sexual than a married person. God made you a sexual creature on purpose and with a plan in mind. It isn’t a cosmic mistake that is meant to be a curse to you. Sexuality is a powerful gift, when…
