Marriage and Family Blog

Schedule Times for Sex

February 3, 2015

Two weeks ago we talked about making an appointment to spend time with your spouse. Last week we talked about scheduling dates with your spouse. This week we talk about scheduling times for sex with your spouse. Now I am not talking about making sex as mundane or routine as taking out the trash every Tuesday night. I’m […]

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Make an Appointment to Date Your Spouse

January 27, 2015

In my last Normal Marriage post, I said I would follow it up with a post on why spouses should make an appointment for sex. I’m pushing that post back one week so we can first talk about the need to make an appointment to date your spouse. When you and your spouse first met, date night was […]

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Make an Appointment

January 20, 2015

Is your marriage crazy busy? Even if it’s not, you need to make an appointment to spend time with your spouse and family. The other day, my eight-year-old granddaughter called me at work. When I answered the phone, I heard her bright and chipper voice say, “Hello Poppy!” After I said hello back, she got straight to […]

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User Friendly Spouse?

January 13, 2015

I’m an Apple Computer guy. From my very first MacBook years ago, I’ve been smitten with Apple products. Why? Basically because I find them to be very user friendly. You may not care what brand of computer you use. You may not even care about computers in general, but if you’re married you do need […]

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The Windshield and the Rearview Mirror

January 8, 2015

Every life has both a windshield and a rearview mirror. That may sound too philosophical and cause some of you to stop reading, but it’s true. In every life, there’s a windshield and a rearview mirror. The way ahead and the wake behind.

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Small Changes Can Have A Big Impact

January 6, 2015

What if a better marriage didn’t demand a major over-haul? What if you could have a better marriage by making small changes? I believe that small changes can have a big impact in marriage. Think about it this way…if a plane leaving L.A. for N.Y changes it’s course by just a degree or two, it will […]

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Patterns

January 1, 2015

This time of the year, there’s a lot of talk about new year’s resolutions. Lose weight. Get organized. Eat healthy. Get on a budget. The list is long and varied, but the goal of each resolution is the same…a big change in some area of our life. I heard a statistic that said 60% of […]

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Can I Help?

December 26, 2014

It was a simple question: “Can I help?” But one young man breathed new life into my soul with that simple question. I was out raking my yard… But first, I should let you know that I hate doing yard work. I put it off as long as I can and hope the neighbors don’t […]

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The Right Gift Every Time

December 23, 2014

Is there a way we can be confident we’re giving the right gift every time…no matter what? We’re just a few days away from Christmas, and perhaps you’re still out there scrounging to find that last-minute perfect gift for someone. Finding the right gift for that right person seems to come naturally for some. But […]

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Marriage and Sex Should Go Together.

December 16, 2014

When I say marriage and sex should go together, you may think, “Well duh. That’s a no-brainer!” But there are too many times where marriage and sex don’t necessarily go together…or at least not well.

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