Preparing well for marriage before we walk down the aisle is one thing — but what about after the vows are spoken? Are we on our own to figure out the way? I’d love to see more couples supporting one another in this journey called marriage. One way to be intentional about strengthening your own…
As a new calendar begins, many of us make goals for the next year—or next five years if we’re visionaries. These might include paying off a car loan, remodeling the kitchen, joining a local gym, or enrolling in grad school. Somehow, however, we often neglect to set goals for marriage. Urgent and pressing needs often dictate…
We have made some good decisions in our marriage. For starters: Getting married. Good decision. Procreating. Another good decision. Living on one income. Uncomfortable, yet overall a good decision. While every story has its upsets, ours came pre-packaged in some empirically bad decisions. These include (but are not limited to) consumer debt, a brief flirtation with multi-level marketing, failed…
Most couples entering pre-marriage counseling eagerly anticipate happy times ahead. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be there in the first place. Many clearly want something different than their parents had, but they’re still not sure how to make that happen. Some have already ignored red flags in their courtship and others have preemptively dismissed them…
In the world of holistic health, a healing crisis describes the seemingly backward movement that our bodies go through as they purge toxins. Symptoms can include: headaches, nausea, weakness, low-grade fever, and fatigue. The more severe the toxins, the more severe the healing crisis may be. They typically last three to five days. Though the…
