Most, if not all, married couples will at one point ask themselves, is the honeymoon over? For some that may happen on their honeymoon. For others it may be weeks, months, or years down the road. While "the honeymoon" may be over, the intimacy and connection with our spouse we associate with that "honeymoon" feeling can survive—and thrive—long after that [...]
This month's post talks about a question that is entertained in the minds of far too many christian couples...did I marry the wrong person? Sharon and I have witnessed christian friends who came to the erroneous conclusion that, yes, they had married the wrong person. The collateral damage left in its wake is still evident years later—broken marriages, broken hearts, [...]
For the next several months our posts will be based on the book "What did you expect?", by Paul David Tripp. It's the best book I've read for addressing why we struggle at times in our marriage, and not simply how to fix it. As we center our lives in Christ first, our marriage will align with God's intended purpose [...]
Everyone searches for hope. Everybody looks for a reason to continue. Everyone wants to know that what they give themselves to will prove to be worth it. The things we say and do are rooted in deeply ingrained thoughts and desires. We are all on a lifelong treasure hunt. Your treasure may not be my treasure, but we're both treasure [...]
This month we continue looking at Commitment 4: We will commit to building a relationship of love. Many who look forward to marriage think of it as an extended date. Sure, you know your partner isn't perfect, but you love them. You are ready, willing, and can't wait to get married. It's been fun so far, so why should that [...]
This month we begin looking at Commitment 5: We will deal with our differences with appreciation and grace. Unity in marriage is not the result of sameness. Unity is, rather, the result of what husband and wife do in the face of the inevitable differences that exist in the lives of every married couple. We continue this month looking at [...]
"I just didn't think it would be like this, " Mary said. She looked completely exhausted and defeated. Sam just looked angry. He didn't want to be with me talking about his marriage to Mary. In fact, if the truth be told, he didn't want to be married to Mary. He'd had i! "Fifteen years—fifteen years!—and this is what [...]
Tom and Laura came to see us just nine months after their wedding. They had swallowed the happily-ever-after myth whole and were now feeling queasy. “Before we got married we couldn’t bear to be apart from one another,” Laura confided. “We did almost everything together, and I thought that’s how it would be in our marriage, even more so.” She [...]
