Talking about your troubled marriage can be intimidating. Consequently most couples wait up to six years before asking for help in a troubled marriage. But the only way healing can occur is to tell the story and ask for help. How do you break through the barriers and tell your story? How do you tell …
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What do you do when you have a bad day? I’ve had many bad days recently. Days when I wondered if my 43 year marriage was about to abruptly end in widowhood, as my husband Bruce fought for his life.
What do you do when little things become big things? It’s been pretty much non-stop stress for the past 3 weeks, and I found myself having a hissy fit over something very small this morning. So I needed to spend some time thinking about what to do when little things become big things.
I’m in the waiting, still, and I don’t like it. Waiting is my least favorite contact sport. It may not sound like much of a sport to you, but waiting is a battle. If we don’t wait well, according to God’s instructions, we will get beat up. Waiting is a spiritual contact sport.
Shame is a breeding ground for all kinds of pandemics but Vulnerability is a powerful antidote to the marital pandemic of conflict.
Praying defensively to get OUT of trouble isn’t as effective as praying offensively IN the trouble.
I love summer and beautiful gardens but I don’t love gardening. Who really likes pulling those pesky weeds? I like “weeding” my soul even less than my garden. But if I want beautiful fruit in my marriage, I’ve got to get on my knees to weed my soul.
Marriage Monday When I get a call from a woman who’s looking for help with her marriage, I ask lots of questions so I can get an idea of how we can best help. One of the questions I usually ask is, “How has this struggle impacted your faith?” Many of the women admit that …
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