The Good Life…In a List?
Lists! They’re everywhere! Eight steps to successful parenting. Three steps to determine if you partner is cheating on you. The four things you need…
April 10, 2014 · 2 min read
Wait! This Isn’t What I Ordered!
When I’m eating out, I hate not getting what I ordered. Once while traveling, my wife and I pulled off the interstate to grab something to eat. Like…
April 8, 2014 · 3 min read
Mr. Banks Was Not the Only One Who Needed Saving
I just watched the movie “Saving Mr. Banks.” (Yeah, I’m behind in my movie watching.). The movie is loosely based on the life of P. L. Travers…
April 3, 2014 · 4 min read
From Zero To Fifty In One Afternoon
It was a busy Saturday for my wife and me. We had two celebrations to attend in the same afternoon. One was a wedding, and the other was a…
April 1, 2014 · 3 min read
Normal Marriage Class – Finances & In-Laws
Dealing with money and in-laws is a normal part of marriage, but it can be a point of stress and contention in a marriage. Listen in to last week’s…
March 26, 2014 · 1 min read
I Slipped in the Shower and Fell Into a Good Marriage
It was one of those evening when I was in a lousy mood. After watching two episodes of “House” (episodes that seemed to flaunt a lack of commitment…
March 25, 2014 · 3 min read
What’s Feeding Your Fear?
What are you afraid of? When I was very young I was afraid of clowns. To this day, I don’t remember why, but I remember the fear. I also was afraid…
March 20, 2014 · 3 min read
Normal Marriage Class on Conflict
We often try to avoid conflict in marriage. Let’s face it…very few people enjoy having a conflict with their spouse. It unpleasant personally and it…
March 19, 2014 · 1 min read
Throw the Potato
It was a normal evening, and I had no idea what was about to happen. My daughter was playing on the floor in the living room and I was helping my…
March 18, 2014 · 2 min read
Is Anyone In Control?
When we’re growing up and we encounter things beyond our control, we tend to look for someone who is in control. We look for a parent, a teacher, a…
March 13, 2014 · 3 min read
Normal Marriage Class on Communication
If you struggle with communication in marriage, or just want to tweak things a little, listen to this class audio on Normal Communication. It was a…
March 12, 2014 · 1 min read
What I Learned About Marriage From An Ice Storm
In a previous post entitled “As Good As Sex…Almost,” I talked about a valuable lesson learned from riding out an ice storm with my wife. I thought I…
March 11, 2014 · 3 min read
Are You Tuning Out The Advertisements?
Advertisements are everywhere. They blare from our TVs. They stand out on signs and billboards along our streets and highways. They fill the spaces…
March 6, 2014 · 2 min read
Normal Marriage Class on Differences
Listen to last week’s Normal Marriage class to see what you’ve been missing. Share it with someone who might enjoy it…or need it. Then join us…
March 5, 2014 · 1 min read
Shouldn’t Spouses Be Compatible?
Compatibility. It’s the idea that if you can find a person with similar personality traits, similar interests, similar backgrounds, etc. then there…
March 4, 2014 · 2 min read
Good Guy or Bad Guy?
Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? In the old westerns, all you had to do was see who was wearing the white hat and who was wearing the…
February 27, 2014 · 2 min read
How Do You Find The Sweet Spot In Marriage?
There’s a sweet spot to many things in life. There’s a sweet spot on a baseball bat that sends the ball over the fence. There’s a sweet spot for…
February 25, 2014 · 3 min read
Facing the Winds of Life
I grew up in the country with a lot of farmland and a lot of barns. On top of most of those barns was a weather vane. The weather vane was usually in…
February 20, 2014 · 2 min read
How Can You Sleep At A Time Like This?
When I was young, I fell asleep while a dentist was working on my teeth. I had not been given anything to relax me. I just fell asleep. The dentist…
February 18, 2014 · 2 min read
As Good As Sex…Almost
It was the biggest ice storms in ten years. Our power went out around 8:30 in the evening, so we lit candles and fired up the gas log in the living…
February 18, 2014 · 2 min read
What Is Your Benchmark?
Surveyors use a benchmark to determine clear boundaries. A benchmark is a point of reference from which everything else is measured. It’s a point…
February 12, 2014 · 1 min read