I am taking a little detour from the usual marriage secrets, advice, and tips that are in these blog posts. This week’s blog is a humorous story about creative ways to find time for intimacy after a couple has children in the home. This story...
In my last blog we looked at the importance genuine sorrow plays in the “sorrow and forgiveness dance” we do as couples to come to reconciliation after something hurtful has been done or said in our relationship. In this blog we will discuss the forgiveness...
No matter how sweet and kind your partner may be, there will be times when they hurt you in some way and you hurt them as well. This is the first of a 2-part blog about the “genuine sorrow and forgiveness dance” that is necessary...
One of the best communication secrets a couple can learn is how to avoid asking “why” questions. Those would be questions we ask our partners that begin with the word “why.” Questions that are oh so common in relationships like: “Why did you do that?”...
While a student in the Master’s program for Mental Health Counseling, there was a book that was required reading. The book is titled, “ Man’s Search for Meaning ” written by Dr. Viktor Frankl. Dr. Frankl was an Austrian Jewish neurologist and psychiatrist and also...
Understanding…how important is it in relationship? Well, I would say that as we focus on understanding our partner we are on the pathway to better communication and deeper connection! Early in a relationship we are all about trying to learn about and understand the person...