Every Husband and Wife Relate To This
Almost every husband and wife who sees this video does two things – laugh and relate. The third option is to cry. Let’s start first with the laugh and relate. Humor is sometimes good medicine and let me begin by just saying that this video is hilarious. It’s outright brilliant in the way it captures […]
The Law of Investment in Your Marriage
We all know that in our savings accounts we can both invest and withdraw money. But say that we reduce the amount of our investments, or deposits. For a while we will still have money to withdraw, but eventually that money will cease to be sufficient, and if we stop depositing altogether the account will […]
A Proposal To Remember!
A Proposal To Remember! Last year I was doing some premarital counseling with a young couple engaged to be married. I asked them to share with me the story of how he proposed. There was no video or anything new or unusual about the proposal, but take a minute to read what happened and the […]
Wanted: The Skill of Listening.
Have you noticed how common it is in our culture to interrupt each other in mid-sentence? Even if your not an “interrupter” ask yourself how often you stop listening to what the other is saying to begin formulating your response in your mind? As well, no one enjoys being married to a person who […]
The Choice We Have In Our Marriage
In marriage we have choices. Awhile back my wife shared some thoughts with me that hit me pretty hard. They were not critiques or accusations, but in marriage it doesn’t take much for a spouse’s words to feel like a critique. Even though they were spoken in love, they were hard to hear. So there […]
Why You Shouldn’t Talk To Your Kids About Sex
Okay, so my title is a trick of sorts. What I really want to encourage is not talking to your kids just about sex. Talk to them as well about the larger context or story within which sex will fall – life, relationships, commitment, and their future. Talking about sex with our children can be […]
Does Marriage Matter Anymore?
Many years ago I was doing premarital counseling with a young couple that sought me out to perform their wedding ceremony. As we were spending some time discussing what they expected marriage to be like, I threw out a question I ask many engaged couples. “What will be different in your relationship after you are […]
Is It Okay To Argue In Front Of Your Kids?
The other day we had one of those mornings where stress was high, and soon my wife and I were not only frustrated with one of our kids, but also with each other. Everything happened so fast that the two of us found ourselves somewhere in between the land of healthy conflict-resolution and disrespectful blaming […]
What Cars and Marriage Have In Common
Most of us invest a certain degree of time and money into servicing our car and keeping it in good running condition. Even if car maintenance is not our thing, none of us wants to break down on the side of the road. All breakdowns are untimely, and many cost us a significantly bigger chunk […]