Send A Message To Future You
Now that you’ve got a bit of this year behind you, I know a couple things are likely true. First: you can already write 12 at the end of each...
Parents Need to Stand Together
Nobody understands the divide-and-conquer strategy better than the children in your home. They have an instinct for it. When one parent stands in opposition to a desired outcome, a child...
Your First Child Will Change Your Marriage
Two-thirds of couples report significant decrease in their relationship satisfaction following the birth of their first child. This is due to a combination of tiredness, depression, and loss of romance....
Wordwise: Security Through Integrity
Last week I listened to a man describe the ways he was affected by his recent affair. “It change the way I experienced life,” he told me. “Each morning, instead...
Shouldn’t Love Be Easy?
Consider the expectation of two couples at different stages in their relationship. Couple A, together for six months, drip with affection as they dream of a lifetime together. When asked...
Catching Your Anger FISH
Sometimes I get angry at the oddest things. If my wife points out a legitimate criticism (You left the freezer open all night… You forgot to pay this bill… The...
When Marriage Counseling Doesn’t Work
There is an method of marriage counseling that remains popular among therapists working with couples in conflict. This approach assumes that the key to marital contentment lies in learning better...
Your Spouse Speaks, But You Don’t Understand
Dissect any argument between a man and a woman and this is probably what you’ll find: the conflict has little to do with what each is saying, but much to...
She Wishes for Sheet Swishes
This past weekend, my wife and I shared a morning free from pressing agendas and so we stayed in bed for awhile. Sharon, especially, loves those mornings. Gleefully, she kicked...
Why We Walk in Circles
What do you think would happen if someone led you to the middle of a wide open field, blindfolded you, and then told you to walk as far as you...