Many men and women tell their biggest lie on their wedding day. He (or she) stands before a minister, family, and friends to commit his life to a partner. He says, “I promise to love, honor, and cherish you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, for as long…
Yesterday I was at a friend’s house and she was catching me up on the latest season of The Bachelor, a reality show in which an eligible young man is presented with 25-30 potential life-mates and through spending time with them and systematic elimination, finally chooses a bride. We watched part of the first episode,…
Unfortunately, in the day and age we are living in, divorce is a commonly heard word. In fact, most of us have heard the statistic that now one out of every two marriages end in divorce, further proving its prevalence. The sad part is that there is no separation statistically between divorces inside and outside…
More and more often I hear people say they are concerned about finding a spouse. It as though they imagine an expiration date printed on their foreheads announcing to the world that, if not selected soon, they will be tossed in the trash like a half-used carton of eggs. People everywhere seem to be in…
“Ding Dong, Ding Dong!” The bells toll their melodic tune over and over again, and it is music to my ears. It is an invitation to pause and recall the gift of the Christmas season. As I look up, there is a man standing there with a white beard, Santa hat, and a big grin…
