1. "I have a secret bank account."
I found this article to be truthful and disturbing. I am afraid that we are almost conditioned to lie to our spouse's in this day and age.
1. "I have a secret bank account."
I found this article to be truthful and disturbing. I am afraid that we are almost conditioned to lie to our spouse's in this day and age.
Introduction: When I was going through pre-marital counseling with the pastor who would perform our service, he shared four rules with my wife to transform our communication. About two years later, working at a 501c3, I was asked to do some marriage counseling by a couple that was in real trouble. I had no idea…
"We spent too much," he conceded. "I have a fourth grader, an eighth grader and a girl who just finished high school. I should have kept working and put the money in bonds." Mrs. Martin recalled the summer night in 1998 when the family was having a spaghetti dinner at home in Paso Robles, in…
This part of a continuing series on Relational Equity. Part 1 can be found here Part 2 can be found here Part 3 can be found here Part 4 can be found here How is relational equity built? There are a myriad of ways that couples can build equity into their relationship. Being intentional with…
My wife recently told me about an article that she didn't really care for too much. You may have seen it running around Facebook. I was bored and put up a status update to that effect. In the comments she gave her list of 10. I'm sharing that list here. Happy Saturday. 1. Always forgive…
Occasionally, I run into people who will ask me if I know of “one thing” that will improve their marriage? Isn’t there “one thing” we can do that will save our marriage. I almost always tell them no. Then I proceed to tell them that there is many things that they can do that will…
In today’s fast-paced society, there is immense pressure on parents to ensure that their children are involved in every sport, extracurricular activity, and academic pursuit available. This “superparent” mentality often leads to overscheduled children and exhausted families. I can’t tell you how many couples I’ve met whose relationship has died, having been sacrificed on the…