I can see them now, Dad in a pair of old pants…the seat worn shiny and threadbare, a long sleeved shirt and a hat to ward off skin cancers to which he was prone…trudging behind his lawnmower at age 90 and Mom in a mousey looking house dress, a dish towel draped over her arm […]

School is out almost everywhere. Whether you have kids still in school or not, most families are looking forward to or are already on some kind of vacation. If you do have kids in school, the chaos of having them at home begins in earnest. “Mom, I’m bored.” “Can I play on my PS2?” You

I grew up in a home where my Mom did everything for us. She cooked everything except breakfast for us. She did all the laundry. She set the table and then did the dishes. (If my Dad helped with the dishes he usually washed and then told us kids that we should just “dry harder”

There is hope for those of you who have been wounded in your marriage or from a divorce. You can view Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on our website here, www.24kgoldmarriage.org. Get on the Same Page in the Book A willing spirit begins with a readiness and willingness to go get help. In unhappy

Healing The Walking Wounded – Part 4 of a Five Part Series There is hope for those of us who have been wounded in our marriage or from a divorce. The next two Nuggets share how fellow strugglers have found new life, healing, happiness and promise for better days. You can view Parts 1, 2

There is hope for those of us who have been wounded in our marriage or from a divorce. The next two Nuggets share how fellow strugglers have found new life, healing, happiness and promise for better days. You can view Parts 1 and 2 here on our website www.24kgoldmarriage.org. Do you believe the romantic myth?

Healing The Walking Wounded – Part 2 of a Five Part Series There is hope for those of us who have been wounded in our marriage or from a divorce. The next five Nuggets share how fellow strugglers have found new life, healing, happiness and promise for better days. Special Note: We started this series

The year was 1975. I had just completed doctoral studies at Southwestern Seminary a mere four years before and I was the second youngest ever to complete that work. I was slated to return to the Seminary as an adjunct professor that fall with a view toward full faculty status in September. I was on

One of the commonly held myths of our day is that “people cannot change.” The thinking goes: If he has been unfaithful, certainly he will do it again, no matter what he promises. If she has mismanaged our money for five years, she will continue to do so. Accepting this myth leads to feelings of

Live One Day at a Time – Life is not a dress rehearsal. Time cannot be saved. Let’s learn from our past, look to the future, but live in the NOW! Make it happen Today. When you have traded this day off for something, make sure you didn’t leave anything on the table–that the trade-off