There are a number of articles that have been published digging into how the social fabric of our culture is changing based on social media. The Atlantic published an article called “Is Facebook Making us Lonely?,” which is a long read but very challenging to our understanding about the impact of technology and social media. Smart phones,…
Set during World War II, the movie Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (don’t judge me; I simply cannot get enough of these stories) follows Anne as she travels to France, a volunteer for the Red Cross, on a search for her lost soldier husband, Gill. Her catalyst—A packet of returned letters she had written to…
When my husband Jeremiah and I were dating and just on the verge of engagement, I noticed a difference in the time we spent together as we grew more serious in our relationship. I started to see that how I spent my time and energy would be much different as a married woman. My priorities…
As a child I never learned how to express my anger in healthy ways. In fact, I believed anger was a bad thing, probably because that’s what I learned from my parents. If someone even hinted that I might be angry I would say, “I’m not angry. I’m just upset.” Many years later I finally…
I don’t think you will ever really get this, because I’ve been trying for, well, over twenty years and I don’t have it down. But you need to start somewhere, so here it is: You need to communicate with your new wife by learning to shut up. The things that you’ve talked about in the past…
