How to keep business travel from killing your marriage
Andy and Kim* were dumbfounded when friends said they were worried about their marriage. They didn't think their troubles were so obvious. But those ...
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How to Keep Your Marriage On Course
When Cathy and I were engaged, the premarital counselling went smoothly. We put a lot of time and energy into planning our wedding. But once we were ...
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Marriage is a battle…but not against each other
The battle of the sexes probably started as far back as Adam and Eve. Actually, the battle probably ensued when Eve first asked Adam to take out the ...
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How to strengthen your marriage through doing the dishes
I can be having the best day ever and yet my blood pressure rises when I walk into our kitchen and see dirty dishes in the sink. The tension ...
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Giving up good things for the best things in marriage
It was late. My husband, Ryan, had just returned home from a meeting with our pastor and church leaders. This wasn’t a typical leadership meeting: ...
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Control negative mindsets for an improved marriage
My grandmother would often ask my grandfather, “Joe, why did you do it that way?” or “Are you ever going to complete that?” Even as a child, ...
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Balancing work and family life
Futurists of the 1960's predicted that by the 21st century we’d have one wage earner per family working only 20 hours a week. Modern reality, ...
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A Satisfying Sex Life: Is It Possible?
It was a 90 minute drive to another three day conference and the rest of the staff attending with me were women, so I would be in a hotel room by ...
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Married with kids: How to keep your relationship strong
If you’re married with kids, you’re probably keenly aware of that all too elusive commodity – time. Your kids are in school, their schedules ...
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Silencing the voices of inadequacy as a dad
Fatherhood hurls men into the unknown and the unexpected. We ask ourselves the pivotal question, Do I have what it takes? Inadequacy churns in our ...
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Q&A: How can I get over not reconciling with my abusive dad?
Question: My dad was abusive when I was a kid, and my relationship with him was strained and distant until the day he died. I never forgave him in ...
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Forgiveness isn’t Fair, but it’s Essential
For years, my son Chance waited for the school bus in front of our house. In those days, I was looking for ways to connect with my boy more, and ...
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