You may have heard talk about expectations in marriage. Often our expectations going into marriage don’t align with the reality of the relationship once in the thick of it. While expectations are not all bad, they can lead to disappointment, discord, and disputes in a marriage. Glenn Lutjens with Focus on the Family recently shared…
This Christmas my mom gave my dad a chocolate bar, supposedly designed specifically for sharing between “Him and Her.” The wrapping was one part pink and one part black, with each side labeled “50%”…but the punch line was in the pink, which spread obviously beyond the midline of the chocolate! “Her” portion was taking up…
For many, wintertime means cold temperatures. Cold temperatures mean staying inside, bundling up, and drinking hot cocoa. While trying to beat the wintry wonderland outside, why not warm things up with that special someone in your life with these fun and thoughtful activities perfect for this time of year? Ice skating – Regardless of your…
For our first Christmas together, my husband and I are feeling somewhat displaced. We have no Christmas tree, no poinsettias, not even a pinecone. There’s not a single ornament in sight. We haven’t decked any halls, roasted any chestnuts, or jingled any bells. But we’re not Grinches, we’re just moving. We are saying goodbye to…
Before marriage, couples often find their relationship to be somewhat trouble-free. You will hear couples say how they rarely encounter issues, but when they do, they handle them with relative ease. Flash forward to after the wedding day, and suddenly the same couple is saying how they argue all the time over everything. They cannot…
