We all have mental models . . . that drive our responses to everything we experience. Being aware of your mental models is key to being objective – Elizabeth Thornton As newlyweds, June and Brad often feel like they’re “brailing their way through each day.” Having been raised by dysfunctional single parents, they’re struggling to find…
One night on our honeymoon, my South African husband climbed into the hotel room bed before I did. I circled around to the other side and yanked the sheets from their tightly tucked position under the mattress. As I got into bed and reached to put my arm around my husband, a barrier blockaded my…
I learned the importance of honesty one day as I sat across the table from a woman who had decades of marriage under her belt. She had infinite wisdom on the subject, and yet somehow could always relate to my newlywed struggles either by recalling her earlier years or current circumstances. She asked me a…
It’s silly to think that because you are single you are any less or any more sexual than a married person. God made you a sexual creature on purpose and with a plan in mind. It isn’t a cosmic mistake that is meant to be a curse to you. Sexuality is a powerful gift, when…
Until I got married I didn’t even know it was possible to chew bubble gum ‘arrogantly’. I had it in my mind what marriage was going to be like, but I still was not prepared. I always wished that the perfect marriage was on sale on Amazon. Then I could just one-click buy it, after…
