Blogs

  • Be mindful of signs that your marriage is in trouble

    Gottman calls criticism one of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," a group of factors that can doom a relationship and are signs that a couple ...
  • You can choose to run with the turkeys, but wouldn’t you rather fly with the eagles?

      That’s why some people have a myriad of degrees after their names, make six-figure salaries, and are the life of the party but can be failures i...
  • People Want More From Their Marriage

    We can go from spouse to spouse but God’s universal truth about marriage will still prevail. We will not be able to change our spouse, no matter h...
  • Helping My Emerging Adult Child Get Ready for Independent Adulthood

    As parents, it is our responsibility to provide our children a Biblical worldview that is real and practical, not religious and cookie-cutter. Rea...
  • If your parents still live, you ought to love them

    Why? Because honoring goes beyond obedience, which can be accompanied by resentment and resistance. If your parents still live, you ought to love ...
  • Can we change our biology through our psychology?

    That is why we tell someone, “You need to go to therapy.” This is not the insult many think it is, though it might need to be better stated with c...
  • Those in relationship are called to love and respect one another

    Our advice and counsel - study your spouse! What makes him or her tick? What makes them happy or sad - what sparks life in them? Do those things t...
  • Is it time for you to take a vacation? Make it happen!

    Being responsible does not mean neglecting yourself and your own physical, mental, emotional, spiritual health, and overall well-being. Going to A...
  • Focus on eternal matters, not temporary troubles and challenges

    If you have “eagle eyes,” find the word WIFE not W!FE in 10 seconds or less. These bodies of ours are also temporary. Whether it be 15, 25, or...
  • Being Misunderstood

    We have had this conversation many times and every time we’ve had them, our son's constant refrain would be, “It will happen when it happens. I do...
  • Live long and prosper? God knows the plans He has for you, but do you?

    She said she never expected to live this long. “I’m a working woman again,” she said. At many times in her life, Roberta didn’t have a steady job ...
  • Honest feelings about Father's Day not found on a Hallmark card

    These two holidays are on the continuum of good to great TO take them away TO dad who, mom who? You and I are someone on this continuum in our rel...