The Slow Death of Your Marriage (or any relationship)
It’s not the affair (although that will kill your marriage). It’s not dropping the “F” bomb on your spouse (but that doesn’t help either). It’s small and subtle deceptions. I heard a quote this week about deception. “Relationship ends...
Read moreI Want You To Talk About Sex
Many couples are feeling insecure and frustrated in their relationship with each other and it comes down to the sex talk. No, not with the kids (although that conversation has to happen too), no, between each other. I believe...
Read moreMarriage Tip | The Daily Check-in
Small things in marriage that are missed can become big things over time. In working with couples, I have seen many who have missed the small things for years and now their marriage is on the verge of divorce. ...
Read moreCollateral Damage From The Ravi Zacharias Scandal
Deeply Disturbed. Heartbroken. Angry. Irritated. Confused. Overwhelmed. Critical. Hateful. Hurt. These feelings and many others might be what you are feeling right now because of the news that was released last week about Ravi Zacharias and his hidden sins....
Read moreI Don’t Love You Anymore
What do you do when you hear those words in your marriage? Maybe you have been married for 5 years or even 25 years, you just had another argument about something irrelevant, and your spouse utters those words; “I...
Read moreTake a Look at Your SELF Image
Steppin on a scale after 3 years of ignoring it can be really scary. I did just that earlier this week. A week ago I started a new 90-day goal of not eating sugar, a few days into the...
Read moreEating Problems For Breakfast
Yuck! Who wants to eat problems? Winners Do! Last week I started a blog series on sustaining the progress of your goals. Typically, during this time of year, we set goals and by mid-January or early February, we have...
Read moreHow To Sustain the Progress on Your Goals
This is my favorite time of year. I set aside time the week between Christmas and New Years’ to plan, dream, and set goals for the new year. This year, Jen (my wife, we’ve been married for almost 23...
Read moreSay Goodbye to 2020!
You Are On The Clock Ephesians 5:15-17 (NLT) – So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand...
Read moreThe Dangers Of Isolation
Think back to a time in your life when you were deeply hurt in a relationship (recently or in the past). What were you feeling at that moment? Anger? Resentment? Fear? Helplessness? Ashamed? Like most of us, you probably...
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