Marriage is made up of many different components. I chose the word component deliberately as the dictionary states it is a ‘constituent part or aspect of something more complex” and if something is complex it is made up of various interconnected parts, and believe me when I tell you, that once you are married, your…
How many words can you brainstorm which begin with the prefix “re”? Google shows me a couple hundred, if not more. “Re-” means “again” or “in new form”. In the world of recovery and marriage counseling, “re-“ is a necessary concept. Allow me to explain. Troy and Kate entered pastoral counseling for a last-effort meeting….
My marriage has grown stronger recently…all thanks to a pot of soup. Let me explain. I had dinner simmering on the stove one evening when my husband came home from a long day at work. The aroma of spiced chicken combined with sweet carrots and corn drew him into the kitchen where his eyes happened…
Early on in our marriage I asked friends and family, newlyweds and those married for decades what their best marriage advice was. Answers ranged to a degree, but there was a common theme. Then, this past week I asked readers on my blog, True Agape, what was the key to a happy marriage. In both…
If you’ve been to any type of women’s gathering, odds are good that at some point in the conversation, talk has turned to husband bashing. If not bashing, at least complaining with heavy doses of negativity. And we all know it only takes one spark to start a forest fire. All it takes is one…
