Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
A woman was telling me recently how much she wished her husband would lead their family; she was so tired of being the ‘spiritual leader’ of their home but he was resistant, so she often took the reins. We talked about ways to give up the need to lead and give him time to take... Continue Reading →
Are you a score keeper? I am embarrassed to say that I was. For years I was convinced that my husband wasn’t giving his all in our marriage. It felt like he was trying to get away with doing the least amount of work, and it was my job to catch him and put another... Continue Reading →
Over the last twenty years, my guy and I have moved around the country quite a bit, changing for a new position within the company or for a new opportunity with a different corporation. At this point, we have committed to our children that we will not make any more moves until they have all... Continue Reading →
My guy and I have started on a new journey to good health. He got some bad news back from his blood work last month, and we are trying to avoid medication. We will be meeting with his doctor later this week, but on our own have been doing a lot of research, experimenting and... Continue Reading →
After several years of encouragement, I agreed to embrace technology and give up my old-fashioned, tangible calendar that held all the family’s activities and information. Today my guy and I share calendars on our phones, which means that I am privy to all his neuroses and he is to mine. The first one to irritate... Continue Reading →
I had the privilege of sitting down to dinner with a wise couple recently, just the three of us. They know that my guy and I lead the couple’s ministry at our church and are passionate about transforming marriages. In the course of our conversation the two shared with me some of their thoughts on... Continue Reading →
My guy and I are leading a couple’s small group using new curriculum to strengthen marriages. So far it is going very well. We have a nice mixture of couples who have been married for less than six years, with young children and exhaustion, and the others are close to twenty years in, with teens... Continue Reading →
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently disclosed that he has lived a life of secrets; multiple affairs, deciding to run for governor without telling his wife and even tried to have major surgery without her knowledge. It appears that he is now a shell of a man, without the love and trust of his family. It seems all... Continue Reading →
When I was in college I was going to be a world changer. I could feel it deep in my bones, I was called to do something great. I had some ideas of what this accomplishment would be, but no clear direction. My guy and I married and started our careers, both of us very... Continue Reading →
It was our tenth year of marriage, and life had been rolling along pretty smoothly. Three kids, successful careers, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel financially, and yet....something was still not falling into place. We would replay the same trite arguments, re-visiting the same old monuments to past issues but never really... Continue Reading →
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