Karen grew up in an abusive, alcoholic home. Life wasn’t easy for her. By the age of sixteen, she wanted to escape from the abuse so badly that she ran off and married a boy her own age. Karen immediately got pregnant, and the all-too-young marriage soon ended. She spent the next thirteen years as…
Q: My boyfriend and I are on the path to marriage—but I have this fear that one day, we won’t have much to say and that we will get bored. How do you and your hubby keep things fresh? A: Caution Marriage Ahead is probably the last thing young lovers want to hear. Usually when…
You may have diligently pursued pre-marriage counseling, acquired all sorts of important tools of sound communication, and, early on, have learned the principles of effective conflict resolution, but, yet, find yourselves years later struggling to make your marriage work. How can it be that, with so many good intentions at the beginning, your relationship could…
When considering marriage, few compare it to the idiosyncrasies of English grammar. However, there are more similarities than one may initially believe. Before flashbacks of high school English class begin, let’s look at marriage in grammatical terms. Marriage is not a contraction. A contraction takes two words such as “is” and “not” and combines them….
Strawberry shortcake has long been my favorite dessert. I enjoy it to the point of public embarrassment. With every fork-full I find myself fighting the urge to close my eyes and groan with pleasure. It’s magically delicious. One day I happened to be particularly enthralled with my delectable delight and pondered the magic potion: a…
