After more than 40 years as a counselor, I’ve learned to ask couples, “What do you like about the way…
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One Person Sharpens Another
The growing trend for adults to live alone is one I can understand. After all, it means never having to…
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It’s Not About the Money
Many of the conflicts I hear in my counseling office are focused on money: "He could get a better job…
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Forgiving When It’s Not Easy
One Bible story that stuck with me ever since I was a kid is the story about Peter asking Jesus…
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‘Sorry’ Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Nobody likes to apologize. It's embarrassing. We feel ashamed
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Plan Your Wedding And Your Marriage
Planning for “the day” or for a lifetime? This question was written with big cursive lettering on a booth display…
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For a Happy Marriage: Speak With Kindness — Especially When You Want to “Tell It Like It Is”
I was standing with my family in a packed line for an amusement park ride when the couple in front…
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Why is my spouse so different?
“At least tell me what you’re thinking!” I pleaded. Without meaning to, I had disparaged hours of effort my husband,…
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Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti, Understanding and Delighting in Your Differences
At the very beginning of history God said, ” ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’ ……
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