Did you know that the average lifespan of the “falling in love” or the “emotional obsession” stage of a relationship is only two years long? This was news to me after hearing Dr. Gary Chapman speak at the Hearts at Home conference, an expo for over 4,000 moms, a couple weeks ago. He and author…
Have you ever experienced someone telling you how awful marriage is? When I was engaged someone told me, “Either your first year will be terrible and then it will get better or your first year will be great and then your second year will be terrible.” Gee, thanks for the encouragement! My first year of…
My wife, Stephanie, and I are coming up on our 12th anniversary. Some days it feels as though we’ve been married for decades, and there are still times that I look at her and wonder who she is and what she’s doing in my life. I often think that I hardly know her. During our…
