Mending Your Marriage with Words
You have probably heard the phrase, “You may win the battle but not the war.” Collins English Dictionary defines this to mean “you may have won the small conflict but…
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How Can We Solve Our Problems? Attitude Is Key
Family life is full of differences of opinion. For example, you want your child to wear the blue pants; she is set on wearing the purple pants. Your spouse believes…
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How Do You Make Decisions As a Couple? Follow the Arrows
Why when it comes to decision-making, do we think we ought to just know? We make better decisions by making decisions, not by thinking about making decisions. It takes practice,…
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Surviving Divorce by Learning to Grieve
At the top of Mount Bachelor the gnarled trees huddled together against the bitter cold. I had ridden this particular chairlift on many ski trips, but on this day I…
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A Vision of Marriage: Exchanging Our Vision for God’s
I may have never said these exact words, but I treated marriage like a lamp I could rub so out would pop my genie ( Jonathan) to grant my wish…
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Say Hello to a Thriving Marriage and Goodbye to Grumpiness
Have you ever noticed that our kids are often easier to forgive than our husband? We can chalk up their dumb behavior to not knowing better or, hey, being a…
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Lacking Joy in Your Marriage? Try Finding a Rhythm
The first and simplest reason the joy gap starts to expand is tiredness. It is hard to build joy when you feel worn out and lack margin. Perhaps the core…
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Men, Your Marriage Could Be Affecting Your Prayers
Everyone knows prayer is hard. Sometimes, the reasons are obvious: we’re tired or apathetic, running from God, or so busy that we’ve failed to make time with the Lord a…
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3 Common Fears in Relationships
The woman gently rocked back and forth in the chair, her arms crossed as if to cuddle herself. With her head tucked down, she didn’t seem to mind the tears…
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Resurrection Hope: A Faith that Fits
You hear it all the time. “He/she isn’t the person I married–he/she changed.” When couples spend their lives together, the events they experience do change them–physically, emotionally, and spiritually. This…
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