Has Parenting Drawn You Closer?

While that would certainly be my desire for you, far too many parents would have to answer a resounding “No” to that question. It may have been far easier to feel connected and functioning as a unified team before you had children than it did after. Some have referred to “losing that feeling of priority”…

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Happily Ever After?

“And they lived happily ever after.”  Whether we have read that line in storybooks or heard it in movies, if you have been married for any length of time, your “happy ever after bubble” probably burst a long time ago.  But Why?  What happened? You may have felt that you were the luckiest person on…

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Happily Ever After

I can still recall the stories I read as a child or saw in the fairy tale movies.  They all seemed to end with, “And they lived happily ever after.  – The End.”  However, you have probably noticed that real life rarely follows that simple script.  It would be wonderful if we met our mate…

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Hanging Out

“I just say, ‘Yes Dear,” was his response. Of course, you are wondering what the question was. We were recently privileged to attend the anniversary party for a couple who have been married 65 years. Wow – that is longer than I have been alive (though not by much). At 88 and 85, Elinor and…

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Get Over it in a Hurry

“The reason we got along was that Bill was deaf, and I can’t see – so I couldn’t see what he was doing all those years, and he couldn’t hear what I was saying.”  These words came from Betty as she and her husband Bill celebrated 70 years of marriage earlier this year in Colorado…

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Free

“What an eye opening experience,” is the thought that went through my mind. I have read about it, I’ve seen it, and I have written about it. But I recently experienced it at a new level. “What is that?” you are wondering. Having my cell phone off. You see, my wife and I were recently…

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Four Ways to Put Points in the Love Bank

Author Willard Harley wrote a book years ago titled, “Love Busters.” In it he compared the love that we give and receive to our mate with managing our checking accounts. For example, with our bank accounts, we make deposits and withdrawals. Similarly, in our significant relationships, we make love deposits and love withdrawals. As long…

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