It's a new year with a clean slate...or is it? Do you experience the same conflicts over and over again seemingly making little or no progress to resolve them? Your not alone. Sharon and I have several conflicts like these that pop up with way too much regularity. Despite our best efforts to change, we end up going over the [...]
How important do you think it is to allow yourself to be influenced by your spouse? Men, is being a strong spiritual leader to your family mean that you have all the answers and that you don't need any help from your wife? Women, are you receptive to your husbands suggestions, or do you think he is as inept as [...]
Back in September we looked at how fueling your fondness and admiration for each other was one of the most cricial elements in a rewarding and long-lasting romance. This month, we will examine Dr. Gottman's 3rd Principle for making your marriage work. If you view Hollywood's formula for romance as the standard and have consistently fallen far short, I have [...]
Just in case anyone noticed, we skipped our August newsletter last month. It's been a little crazy in our house lately. We had one daughter get married and another have her first baby—which makes us first-time grandparents! With all the craziness that goes with those events, we decided to take a month off and relax. Now that we're rested and [...]
Last month we looked at 6 signs that you may have trouble in your marriage. This month we continue our series on Dr. John Gottman's classic book about marriage relationships, "The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work" and look at his first principle for making marriage work. How well do you know your spouse? Whether you've meen married 6 months [...]
Last month we looked at some myths about marriage and what really makes a marriage work. This month we continue our series on Dr. John Gottman's classic book about marriage relationships, "The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work" and examine six signs that you may be having trouble in your marriage. When predicting if a couple will divorce, or stay [...]
This month we're going to look at some myths about marriage and what really makes a marriage work. A couple years ago I wrote a 12-part blog series on Dr. John Gottman's classic book about marriage relationships, "The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work." This month's Relationship Booster is an excerpt from one of those blog entries. [divider] Exploding Some [...]
If you've been married for any length of time, its not uncommon to find some things that your spouse says or does annoying. It seems that the longer you are married, the longer the list can get. The challenge is to keep your focus on the positive things your spouse does and not keep a "record of wrongs". Sharon and [...]
This month we continue to examine "8 Love Lessons" to help define genuine love in our marriages as we look at Part 2 of last month's article. While these are most likely things you have heard before, it doesn't make them any less significant. I know I need regular reminders to love the way Christ loves—and these are excellent reminders [...]
With Valentines Day celebrated on the 14th day of this month, February is arguably the month that solicits more thoughts and actions regarding love and romance than at any other time of the year. It seemed appropriate therefore to take a closer look at what love is, and isn't—to learn the counterfeit from the real thing. This month's post gives [...]
