It has been said, You can either be right or you can be happy. I teach a multigenerational adult Sunday school class, and just recently a seasoned couple from our class shared a profound insight that really struck me. This couple has a great marriage, and they have raised three children and are now standing…
George Martin Paul McCartney Ringo Star Lawrence Juber …. wait… who? Unless you subscribe to Acoustic Guitar Magazine, this one might escape you. Better known as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and the Wings, Lawrence Juber has worked on some of the most famous records, TV and movie soundtracks, and hit singles in the late…
The ‘mine’ part is easy. The ‘yours’ part, not so much. When two become one, does everything become ‘ours’? Whew…that’s a loaded question. To which, we will explore the answer. Studies show money to be one of the top causes of conflict in marriage. Ideally, money and the issues thereof have been discussed prior to…
I was pregnant and sex wasn’t high on the priority list (sleep and chocolate were). But one strange day when I was about 13 weeks pregnant, I was actually looking forward to some romance on a Friday night. Earlier in the day, my highlight had been devouring pita chips and garlic hummus. I changed my…
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” –Ruth Graham Bell Most of us would agree that forgiveness is important in marriage. We would also agree that forgiving can be tough to do. Even when we want to forgive, it can be a fierce struggle. In my own wrestlings to forgive, I have learned…
