8 Ways to a More Peaceful Home
When Julie and Greg were married, neither of them anticipated the baggage Julie brought into their relationship from her first marriage. “Though we loved each other passionately, Greg and I…
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Overcoming My Big Mouth!
Territory For the first time in six weeks, I was grateful to have a broken ankle. It gave my husband and me the perfect excuse to bow out of the Learn-to-trust-your–spouse-by–bungee-jumping exercise offered…
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Saying Yes When You Want to Say No
My husband, Richard, worked at a factory job for nearly two decades. A part of him — the vibrant part that drew me to him in the beginning — was…
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Marriage in Midlife: A Together Adventure
Marriagetrac co-founder Jim Mueller chats with Harold Myra, co-author with Gary Chapman of Married and Still Loving It (Moody Publishers), on the challenges and joys of long-term marriage. Statistics show…
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Extraordinary Prayer
A few years ago in a North Carolina hotel room, God abruptly awakened me at 3:27 a.m. I know it was that time because the first thing I did was…
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Newlyweds Beware!
Last week, while my husband and I were in Colorado, we decided to hike some of the gorgeous trails around Colorado Springs. We headed down one in the middle of…
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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…
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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…
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Missed Communication?
Has this ever happened to you? You speak a sentence to your spouse. It’s nothing very different, really, from any of the other sentences you speak every day. At the…
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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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