Nuggets

Nearly 37 years ago, Barb and I said, “I Do!” and we meant it…we just didn’t know what the DO part meant. It wasn’t until the new wore off and we began to DO the same old things which hadn’t worked before in marriage that we decided there had to be some things we did […]

Kids are heading back to school and most parents shout Hallelujah! They are building a foundation of the skills and knowledge that will carry them through life. Often at the start of the year and at certain points throughout, teachers will dedicate time to reviewing what’s already been covered. The purpose, of course, is to

Grateful to PREPARE/ENRICH for this article. They publish the best diagnostic tool for couples to diagnose issues in their marriages. We use it all the time. Everyone is busy to some extent, right? In today’s world, it’s almost a badge of honor – the busier you are, the more productive you must be. While I

Our friends at Prepare/Enrich offer these great suggestions for adding spontaneity to your marriage. Do you and your spouse like to fly by the seat of your pants, or do you like to plan things out and know what’s going to happen? Or maybe you’re a combination of both. Wherever you fall, the realities of

Dear LORD, I really want to be able to deliver unconditional love wherever I go. Unfortunately, I don’t always live up to my aspirations. I am so sorry for my failures. Sometimes I take chunks out of people whom I love and am less than loving to the people who mean the most to me

I’m passionate about the intersection of entrepreneurship and marriage. Entrepreneurship is lonely when things aren’t good at home, and having been a serial entrepreneur over the decades, this rings true for me. So, here’s an idea for you. Plan to spend one wk/year on vacation with your spouse (no kids). Here are 50 questions can

There is a better way and here is a start! One thing for sure, you cannot wiggle your nose and hope your marriage is just going to get better on its own. Hope is not a strategy. It does not work that way, no matter how much you wish it would. Since our society doesn’t

Father, my God and my LORD, I do understand that bad things happen to good people and even to venerable places of worship, but it is almost impossible for me not to ask WHY?? Why did the venerable old sanctuary at FBC Dallas burn? What lessons are we to learn from this tragedy? I know

One of our favorite resources is PREP, Inc. – Successful Relationships – Successful Lives the work of Scott Stanley and Howard Markman https://www.prepinc.com. They raised this question and they reported from a study undertaken by the US Department of Health and Human Services. What gives these stalwarts in the battle for strong marriages confidence to ask and answer

Relationships are like competing in a Grand Prix road race. We’re not talking about a lazy Sunday afternoon drive through the countryside looking at the cotton, wheat or corn. Relationships are complicated, high-speed stuff. The smallest misjudgment can cause you to spin out, crash into the barriers and destroy a very expensive vehicle. To be successful in