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…
In the world of holistic health, a healing crisis describes the seemingly backward movement that our bodies go through as they purge toxins. Symptoms can include: headaches, nausea, weakness, low-grade fever, and fatigue. The more severe the toxins, the more severe the healing crisis may be. They typically last three to five days. Though the…
Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses. ― Alphonse Karr, A Tour Round My Garden How we look at something, the perspective we choose, often determines not only what we see, but what we experience. This certainly holds true for marriage. How we look at it and the…
Tony stood aghast at Marsha’s push back against his proposal to use their vacation time to go kayaking on their favorite lake in the mountains. His wife revealed to him that, while she had been willing in the past to go to the mountains, she had always been partial to spending time at the beach. During…
Recently I asked my fourteen-year-old daughter what her idea of marriage is. Her reply amazed me. She said that her idea of marriage is like ‘the supper table’! Below are some of the reasons she gave. I have taken her thoughts and expounded on them: The supper table is where we gather together It is…
