How Does Your Marriage Garden Grow?
An important task in our annual yard work responsibilities is covering our beds and borders with a layer of pine-straw mulch. Working like a blanket, mulch suppresses weed growth and…
Share
What I Wish the Church Knew About Divorce
Thirty-one years ago, I got divorced. I’ve lived 59 years, and without a doubt, divorce was the worst season of my life. Nothing I’ve suffered since that time even comes…
Share
The “M” Word
Is masturbation right or wrong? I dread answering this question because masturbation is a complicated issue that doesn’t lend itself to a black-and-white answer. At a purely biological level, masturbation…
Share
Why Relationships Fail
After more than twenty-five years in divorce recovery ministry, I’ve watched more marriages disintegrate than I can count. Why do these relationships fail? Listening to people who are getting divorced…
Share
My Stepchild Hates Me!
During a recent life coaching session, a stepmom shared, “I’m at a loss over what to do with my eight-year-old stepdaughter. She’s made it clear she wants nothing to do…
Share
The Best of 2015
Marriagetrac’s most popular articles in 2015! ▸ See all Top 10 Lists Overcoming Porn Addiction MarriagetracRadio Knowing When You’ve Found the One I Want Sex More Than My Husband Does…
Share
Angry at Your Spouse?
“I don’t ever remember losing my temper until I got married.” Dan may have a faulty memory about his years before marriage, but one thing he’s certain of: his wife,…
Share
The Art of the Apology for Men
Do you have a go-to move on the basketball court? Something you save for crunch time, when you really need to shake a defender or score a bucket? Perhaps a…
Share
When Irritations Strike
When I meet with couples before they get married, during their last season of premarital counseling, I ask, “What do you fight about?” The couples I worry most about are…
Share
Friends… With Benefits
When I (Amanda) was in college, I had a really great friend, Dave. He’d dated a few girls, but those relationships never worked out. All Dave’s friends really liked the…
Share