How many times, in the spirit of social ritual, have you asked someone at church how they’re doing and gotten the reply, “Oh, fine”, only later to find out that his or her world was falling apart? We have a history of being conditioned by life to rarely practice true honesty with others. This may…
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…
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…
Marriage is hard work. It is challenging. It is all about compromise and making an effort to live with another human being. Marriage is difficult. A friend of mine posted the following on her Facebook page: It doesn’t bother me that Disney has given me unrealistic ideas about men. I’m more annoyed that no matter…
