“Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong, so I’ll have to say I love you in a song.” —Jim Croce Most of us find it difficult to express the emotions that at one moment excite and the next enervate us. Rich and I often commiserate with couples who express…
As a former middle-school/high-school athletic director, it became a regular thing to receive emails when a parent was angry that their child was not given the opportunity to be a starter or star of the game. They were disheartened because they wanted to hear their child’s name called for the starting lineup over the loud…
“Marriage, ultimately, is the practice of becoming passionate friends.” — Harville Hendrix A few weeks ago our entire family tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. We went into quarantine immediately. For 14 days my spouse, myself, and our three daughters along with the dog were not allowed to set a foot outside our garden. It…
My (Marty’s) mother kept a poem by an unknown author on her fridge, Life is sweet because of friends we have made, and the things which, in common, we share. We want to live on not because of ourselves, but because of the people who care. It’s giving and doing for somebody else, in all…
Here we are … COVID-19, a pandemic, something most of us and our marriage have never faced before. You may be experiencing anxiety, job loss or current loss of income, time away from or more time with your spouse due to work demands/work from home situations, and the question mark of what tomorrow holds. Life…
