I was 23 years old, married for a year, and just received an offer to coach high school basketball. I was already attending seminary part-time and had started a career as a pastor. My wife, Tara, was scheduled to start traveling for medical internships within the month. Over the next four months, she would be…
In a few months we will have made it to our 13th anniversary. What a ride! Thinking back over the years, we both would agree that there are a couple things we’ve learned that are a must in our marriage. One of those things is prayer. Prayer has become a natural part of both of…
Personal space is scary! In his 1933 inaugural address, Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke the well-known phrase, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” It is timeless, and never more true than in relationships where fear can be the great bucket of water that puts out the most fervent flame. With our partners, we are…
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20 As newlyweds, June and Brad often feel like they’re “brailing their way through each day.” Having been raised by dysfunctional single parents, they’ve struggled with finding relational models that inspire romance and the kind of connection they both…
It never ceases to amaze me just how fickle my feelings can be in my marriage! One moment, I can look at my husband and feel so in love with him, so at peace and the thought goes through my mind, “I will never fight with him again, our love is so great”. Suddenly, he…
