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The Gift of Disappointment

Dorothy Greco
Articles, Conflict, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, Issues, Married, Relationship, Relationships, Sex
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July 18, 2018

All marriages face disappointment. It doesn’t matter how well matched or how mature we are. We shouldn’t feel worried about occasional bouts of disappointment. We should feel concerned if we get stuck there. When we experience disappointment and it’s neither spouse’s fault (such as a loss of employment due to corporate downsizing or infertility), we…

Overcoming Hurtful Words — Interview with Janell Rardon

Lizzy Christian
Articles, Conflict, Dating, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, For Her, For Him, Interviews, Issues, Married, Practical, Relationship, Relationships
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July 13, 2018

In Janell Rardon’s book, Overcoming Hurtful Words, she challenges readers to “reflect, reframe, and reauthor” their thinking to thrive in all areas of life. Focusing on the foundational importance of communication in marriage, I asked Janell, a Board Certified Life Coach, about the power of words in marriage, finding hope in trying times, and where…

The Daily Habit that Shaped our Marriage and Family

My husband, Jim, and I got married in 1988 on a frozen, snowy January day in Indiana. After our wedding, I joined him at Eastern University (then Eastern College) in Philadelphia, PA, where he studied for an MBA and I studied for a degree in sociology. We lived in a tiny apartment on the third…

What if Forgiveness is Tough?

Paul Gibson
Articles, Conflict, Divorce, Faith, Holidays, Issues, Relationship, Relationships
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May 2, 2018

Forgiveness will always be tough. Forgiveness in marriage can be extremely difficult at times when we feel deeply betrayed. I believe we can learn a lot about forgiveness in our marriages by looking at the Cross. If you are a Christian, you follow someone who was despised and rejected by humanity. But betrayal can often look…

Three Ways to Survive Seasons of Change in your Newlywed Years

Erika Bain
Advice, Conflict, For Her, For Him, General, Issues, Relationship, Relationships
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November 13, 2017

I never imagined that God would restore my broken past, or that the pain of divorce would eventually subside. I never imagined that I’d be able to say “I do” again. I know the Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18) . . . I just…