Marriage

3-Way Love

April 13, 2017

Before you misinterpret the title of this post, let me explain. This post is not about making love to two other people at the same time. It’s about making love to one person for a very long time. Wait… that didn’t sound right either. Let me start again. There are 3 ways of displaying love […]

Did you say, “How’s Your Hearing?”

March 23, 2017

I hate to admit it, but my hearing is not what it used to be. More and more, conversations between my wife and I are starting to sound like comedy sketches or the transcripts from nursing home conversations. It goes something like this…

The Changing Seasons

March 16, 2017

We’re in the middle of some crazy weather patterns. It’s in the lower 80’s one day, and then the lower 30’s the next. It’s like going through all the seasons in the span of a week or two. Marriages go through seasons, and each season requires something different from spouses. To have a long and happy […]

Magic Moments in Marriage

March 2, 2017

Marriages need magic moments. (I know that sounds like a Cialis or Viagra commercial, but stay with me.) If I asked you, “What are the magic moments in your marriage?” how would you answer? Would you talk about your wedding day? Your honeymoon? The birth of a child? Unexpected blessings? Tragedy narrowly averted? A special […]

A Dry Run At Eternity

February 23, 2017

Sometimes you read thing something that makes you stop and evaluate your marriage, your faith and your life. This guest post from my friend Connie Plummer did that to me, and I wanted to share it with you. They are like a man who builds a house. He digs down deep and sets it on […]

Have You Overlooked Something?

February 16, 2017

  In many areas of life, it’s not good to overlook things. If you overlook the traffic light turning red, you could have a serious accident. If you overlook a sponge when sowing up your patient, you could be looking at a serious lawsuit. And if you overlook the door signs when going to a […]

The Light and Dark Side of the Force

February 2, 2017

One major theme runs throughout the Star Wars story line. It’s that there is a struggle between the light side of the force and a dark side of the force. The same is true in marriage. I’m not saying that spouses should solve their conflicts with light sabers (although that would be cool,) I’m saying these […]

A Quiet Christmas

December 25, 2016

It’s Christmas morning 2016, and I’m up early. Not because there are children clambering to open presents, but because I received the gift of a sinus infection and my head couldn’t take being horizontal any longer. Actually, the days of clambering and chaos on Christmas morning are gone for my wife and me. We are […]

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2016

How to Remove That Fishy Smell in Marriage

December 21, 2016

In my last Normal Marriage post, I talked about the fishy smell that occurs in marriage when you run away from something you know you need to do. In that post, we talked about how to avoid that fishy smell. But what if you didn’t get the post in time and your marriage already smells […]