Poking Holes in the Darkness

Do you feel a sense of darkness overtaking so much of the good in this world? What about in your country? How about in your marriage? Does it seem that you can see no light at the end of a long tunnel of marriage problems that have been causing a Read More…

Too Many Commitments

Do you or your spouse find yourselves overly committed to doing things outside of your home (especially during the holidays)? Do you have a hard time saying, “No” to others who ask you to do things for them which, you really don’t have the time? In other words, are you Read More…

Spending Time Together After Marrying

Now that sounds kind of funny, doesn’t it —”Spending time together after marrying?” It seems like it should come natural as far as how to spend time together. After-all, you spent time together before you married; so why is there such a problem now? Part of it is because you both Read More…

Ever-Circling Busyness

Are you caught up in an ever-circling cycle of busyness? And then with the holidays coming up are you all the more concerned that busyness will consume your married life together? We understand that concern all too well! A while back we picked up the book, “Who Made God?: And Read More…

CAREER ISSUES: Lack of Time Together

In our global career workplace, many couples have to spend more and more time apart. Some people’s jobs require one to spend large chunks of time on the road. This often happens in military families as well. Other couples are temporarily separated when one spouse has been transferred and the Read More…

A Steady Diet of Leftovers Can Cause Marital Hunger

We just celebrated the “official” day of Thanksgiving in our country. (We say “official” because the nation may celebrate Thanksgiving every day but we are thankful every day of the year.) And although our celebration was quieter this year it was deeply meaningful. We have a lot to thank God Read More…

Too Busy to be Kind?

“If you’re too busy to be kind, you’re too busy.” It’s a simple statement, profound in its truth. And even though the one Christmas song says, “Tis the season to be jolly…” If you look into the eyes of many around you, there isn’t a whole lot of “jolly” going Read More…

Be Easygoing as a Spouse

“Be as easygoing as it is possible to live with as a spouse. You don’t want your spouse to have to walk on egg shells within your marriage.” That’s great advice that talk show host Dennis Prager gave recently. (You might remember it in the Marriage Insight, What Sage Advice Read More…

What’s Your Marriage Like Behind Closed Doors?

Most, if not all of us, have experienced this scenario: We arrive at church and someone walks up to us. They then whisper, “Did you hear that ‘so-and-so’ is getting a divorce?” Our typical response is one of shock. “What?! I thought they had the ‘perfect marriage. They seemed so Read More…

Being Present in Your Marriage

I just read a “one liner” that stated, “One day I’ll look up from my phone and realize my kids put me in a nursing home.” I’m thinking the same can be stated another way. “One day I’ll look up from my phone (or computer) and realize my spouse has left Read More…