Will you tell your daughter (or son) that it is best to wait until they get married?
Based on a recent survey there are around 10 million married Americans who waited until they were married to have sex for the first time. However, only 11% of unmarried modern 25 year olds are still waiting. That number goes up to 20% among Christian groups. Of those,...
When and how do you see your kids as a resource?
When I was a young parent I used to get irritated when one of the little one’s asked if they could help with something that was way over their heads or I could do more efficiently myself. Now with grandkids, when they say, “Can I Help?”, I immediately say yes, then...
The Secret to Living a Happy Joyful Life
Many people we talk to including ourselves really want to live a happy, joy-filled life. The irony is that if you spend your life striving to live a happy, joy-filled life you may seldom find it! The reason is that happy and joy are feelings. Feelings come and go like...
Keeping Passion in the Marriage
After attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in 1976, and recognizing how much we were taking our relationship for granted, we committed to attending at least one renewal experience a year to spice up and recharge our marriage. Ironically, as part of that...
How Dreams Become Reality
I’d like to share one of our key truths about making dreams come true. The truth is that “As you move toward your dream it moves toward you!” Some people are led down a path that makes them think they manifest things by themselves. We always believed that you must...
Feelings Not Spoken Out Are Acted Out
Check for yourself. How do you act when a reckless driver cuts too closely in front of you? What do you do when someone makes a joke about you in front of others? What do you do when your spouse or loved one does not show up or is very late to meet you? Intense...
Easter Tradition
Traditions. They are a vibrant part of our lives in our childhood. They may get adjusted as we join our life to another when we marry. They blossom and bloom as we develop our new family traditions with our children’s input. It’s easy to create new traditions with...
The leading cause of divorce is a good marriage!
Did you ever wonder why we have greater than a 50% divorce rate in our country? Do you see 50% of married couples fighting and bickering and ready to split at the drop of a pin? I doubt it. Mostly you see couples living their life, following daily routines, settled...
It’s Impossible to “fall out of love”
Especially in this season where so many of us experience so much joy there are countless numbers who experience emptiness, loneliness, and depression. It is also the time when the idea of divorce runs rampant. Why? It’s because somewhere along the line we as a...