When it’s time to leave the nest
According to Wayne Mack, “there is only one statement about marriage that God includes four times in the Bible” (Strengthening Your Marriage, p. 1). Can you guess what it might ...
Money Expectations
Money is one of the greatest stressors in most marriages, but especially in second marriages it can be that much more challenging. It’s extremely important to talk about your financial ...
I Love You, But How Do I Like You?
After my husband asked me out on our first date, we were inseparable. We couldn’t get enough of each other’s company. Our dating days were filled with joy, delight, anticipation, ...
A Lighthearted Marriage
It’s said that desperate times call for desperate measures. For my husband Ted and me, one such measure occurred en route to our honeymoon destination, Paris. On the car ride ...
Fighting in Marriage?
All of us tend to have a certain way of resolving conflict—one of four basic fighting styles: 1. I’ll win at all costs (you control and attack). 2. I’ll never ...
What about the Previous Extended Family?
When you have children, it’s important to help them stay connected to the other biological parent’s family. Too often, second marriages result in broken extended-family relationships, and this will hurt ...
Lessons Learned
My husband once made a comment to me about how I “hate” the cowlick he wakes up with every morning on the back of the left side of his head ...
Letter to a Future Husband
Preparing for marriage begins long before the proposal. I glimpsed this recently when I had the opportunity to offer words to a thirteen year old during a rite of passage ...
Working With Past Hurts
Emotional hurts from past relationships can affect needs more than we realize. “Because I had an unfaithful husband, I have a great need to know that Rick will be faithful,” ...
5 Things to Never Do When Arguing with Your Husband
Somedays you just don’t feel like fighting. The niggling little things your husband does seem funny for some reason, or perhaps you’re so intent on enjoying the delicious spring weather ...
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