Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20 As newlyweds, June and Brad often feel like they’re “brailing their way through each day.” Having been raised by dysfunctional single parents, they’ve struggled with finding relational models that inspire romance and the kind of connection they both…
Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong; so I’ll have to say I love you in a song. – Jim Croce Love is hard to put into words. We often find it difficult to express the emotions that at one moment excite and the next enervate us. It is,…
“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” —Proverbs 21:5 John is the senior project manager for a Fortune 500 company. He is credited with moving his company into a profitable advantage over their competition. He is also at the end of his career. As he sits in…
The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom. —Arthur Schopenhauer While in health care, I (Rich) had the opportunity to hire two men for supervisory positions. One had 15 years of experience leading at a major medical center. The other had 5 years of experience at a local hospital. Within a year it…
“There is no way I am spending another Christmas with your family,” complained Darla. “In the past five years we’ve never spent time with my folks on any of the holidays. You know how I feel about this!” Ken slammed his coffee down on the kitchen table. “I am so tired of having this argument….
