Remember growing up when you used that long corded telephone to call a friend – and then that disappointment when the phone just rang and rang and rang? Or maybe she wasn’t home. Instead of getting to share your news you get nothing? It can feel like that with my husband. Hello?? Is anybody home? […]
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Why We Love the Reset Button
Do you ever get two minutes or so into an argument and you feel the whole thing going downhill? You know you’re about to say something you probably shouldn’t say. Then maybe you want to do the right thing, but it feels easier to argue your point. Joe and I have had […]
How We Keep Stress from Pulling Us Apart
It’s only when you’re squeezed that you find out what’s inside. When stress hits our family, sometimes it’s the ugly that spills out. It doesn’t always feel like our best moments. It’s not what we envisioned our marriage would look like when we were standing at the altar. But stressful times are a reality. […]
When Your Spouse Has Triggers
It has taken Joe and me years of talking and praying together to help us both understand exactly how his childhood has affected him. Coming from a broken family and a childhood full of trauma and abuse, we have learned that the healing process is long and much of the pain Joe carries will […]
How We Keep Our Love Life Alive (even with a houseful of kids)
Early in our marriage, keeping our love life alive was almost effortless. We’re in love! Oh how wonderful! But as the years went by and especially as children were added to our family, cultivating that romance didn’t come as easily. Joe and I call our kids our chaperones because they work really hard at making […]
When God Says Now
Ever have one of those moments in your life or your marriage and you knew it was a moment? That what happened in that moment would determine the outcome of the argument, the direction of the relationship? There have been many of those moments in our marriage. When we could have let it go either […]
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