Marriage and Family Blog

If You Find it Difficult to Deal With Your In-Laws…

July 23, 2020

“It’s only for a couple of weeks. Just don’t say anything!” These were the words of caution/threat that my wife delivered to me prior to her parents’ arrival. And she drove those word home as if she was driving a three-inch nail through my forehead. In all fairness, she had good reason to be concerned. […]

If You Find it Difficult to Deal With Your In-Laws…

July 23, 2020

  “It’s only for a couple of weeks. Just don’t say anything!” These were the words of caution/threat that my wife delivered to me prior to her parents’ arrival. And she drove those word home as if she was driving a three-inch nail through my forehead. In all fairness, she had good reason to be […]

If You Want Your Spouse To Change…

June 26, 2020

Remember when when you were so in love with your spouse you couldn’t think of anything you wanted to change about them? Does that seem like a long time ago? WHY CAN’T WE SEE OUR DIFFERENCES EARLY ON? In premarital counseling, I try to get couples to see their differences and the problems those differences […]

If You Want Your Spouse To Change…

June 26, 2020

  Remember when when you were so in love with your spouse you couldn’t think of anything you wanted to change about them? Does that seem like a long time ago? WHY CAN’T WE SEE OUR DIFFERENCES EARLY ON? In premarital counseling, I try to get couples to see their differences and the problems those […]

If Your Spouse is Critical…

June 19, 2020

Does any of the following sound familiar? That’s not the right way to load the dishwasher. They won’t get clean that way. Why are you going this way? It takes longer and there are more stop lights. Why can’t you put things away when you’re done? That’s not the right way to discipline the kids. […]

If Your Spouse is Critical…

June 19, 2020

Does any of the following sound familiar? That’s not the right way to load the dishwasher. They won’t get clean that way. Why are you going this way? It takes longer and there are more stop lights. Why can’t you put things away when you’re done? That’s not the right way to discipline the kids. […]

If You Don’t Want to Hurt your Kids…

June 5, 2020

Here’s the story of two couples… Couple #1 It was a Saturday afternoon when some friends of ours called in great distress. They asked if I could come over as soon as possible. I could tell from the voice on the phone that something bad was happening. When I pulled up, one spouse was on […]

If You Don’t Want to Hurt your Kids…

June 5, 2020

Here’s the story of two couples… Couple #1 It was a Saturday afternoon when some friends of ours called in great distress. They asked if I could come over as soon as possible. I could tell from the voice on the phone that something bad was happening. When I pulled up, one spouse was on […]

If You Want A Fairytale Marriage…

May 15, 2020

I raised two daughters, and I have four grandchildren. So I’ve read my fair share of fairytales. You would think that people would eventually outgrow fairytales, but there’s one fairytale no one seems to outgrow. Perhaps it’s our early diet of princess and shining knight stories (thank you Disney,) but we still tend to believe […]

If You Want A Fairytale Marriage…

May 15, 2020

I raised two daughters, and I have four grandchildren. So I’ve read my fair share of fairytales. You would think that people would eventually outgrow fairytales, but there’s one fairytale no one seems to outgrow. Perhaps it’s our early diet of princess and shining knight stories (thank you Disney,) but we still tend to believe […]