I have been married for over 24 years; does that prove Anne was “the One” God had in mind for me? How did I know it was her before I proposed? Is there really a “One” God has for any of us? If you find “the One” and later get divorced and remarried (which some…
I love a good game: Anything from table tennis, board (not bored) games, football, and pin the tail on the donkey. It’s a hobby of mine that I have always had, and yet is a place in my marriage that needs work. My hobbies are not my wife’s, and vice versa. It’s an area that wasn’t very…
No one doubts that, when the alarm system of depression sounds, your life is profoundly affected. Alarms are intended as wake-up calls to direct your attention to either something within yourself, something within your relationships, or something within your circumstances (often all three) that needs to change in order to have a satisfying life. As…
Right after the “I do’s” were said and the wedding cake was cut, my dad approached my husband, Michael, and welcomed him to life with me. “Good luck,” he said jokingly, she’s spoiled rotten.” I know my dad was kidding, but I couldn’t stop thinking about how he characterized me. Spoiled rotten. True, my family is blessed and…
The holidays can be an agonizing ordeal for the young couple that has never navigated them together. What is meant to be a season of fun family celebrations often derails into a series of frustrating fiascos. Imagine these tension-building scenarios: You look forward to your first Thanksgiving together at home. You can’t wait to share…
