Protecting Your Love with Boundaries, Rhythm, and Prayer
We’ve all heard it said, “Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce.” Although the actual numbers may vary slightly, it is a shocking estimate. The actual divorce rate is a…
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Lacking Joy in Your Marriage? Try Finding a Rhythm
The first and simplest reason the joy gap starts to expand is tiredness. It is hard to build joy when you feel worn out and lack margin. Perhaps the core…
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The Three Things Every Control Freak Must Learn to Do
So often, we fill our days with good things, meaningful things. We can generally handle a lot of tasks at once—until we can’t. We add more to our calendars because…
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Boundaries in Marriage
Are you constantly giving and doing for others, and becoming resentful? Does your mate continue with behaviors that you are complaining about? Do you feel hopeless that these struggles will…
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Why Can’t I Say No?
Several years into my second marriage, I discovered that some of my marital problems had nothing to do with my husband, Steve, or his kids. I had dragged colossal emotional…
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Dare to Be a Quitter
Six years ago, my wife and I had reached a pinnacle. We’d just had our third and last child, my wife had become the director of her graduate psychology program,…
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20 Hedges to Protect Your Marriage
We have a line of trees along the west side of our country home. The previous owners wisely planted the trees to provide a hedge of protection against the winds…
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Purity in Marriage: Was it Worth it?
About four years into our marriage, I (Craig) did something really stupid that hurt my wife, Amy. I was in our bedroom watching TV, just flipping through the channels with…
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My Husband and I Aren’t Facebook Friends
My husband, Philip, and I have been married a long time, so family and friends might be surprised to discover we’re not Facebook friends. Sure, Philip’s sent me a friend…
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Breaking Up with Our TV
My husband and I have struggled against the awkward presence of a third party in our marriage. It’s not the conventional last-standing single friend, out-of-town cousin, or even naggy in-law.…
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