Nuggets

Barb and I have 6 big strong grandsons and one little grand princess. Our boys range in age from 21-31 years of age. By the time we were their ages, we had been married and had a couple of children. First, some hard questions. Do you know how many children per family are required to […]

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

Scheduling sex is something that many couples resist. On the surface, putting sex on the calendar sounds unpleasant, like an item on a to-do list. You might even argue that it takes away spontaneity. How can that be fun? But from research, we know that scheduling sex actually works for many couples. If you’re wondering

But no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:8) Shortly after midnight on Saturday, April 26, 1986, routine maintenance was in progress at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the north east corner of the Ukraine when an uncontrolled power surge raced through reactor No. 4,

Today’s NUGGET is respectfully reposted from Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott…some of my relationship education favorites. You’ll love them, too. Here’s a question for you. Do you and your spouse ever dwell on what might have been? Ruminating on alternative scenarios, such as being married to someone different from your spouse, can create tension in

Elizabeth Barrett Browning penned…’grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made.’ ( I borrowed part of this from a prior Nugget.) So much of our culture is built on physical beauty…but the older we get the more the allergy to gravity takes

When something unforeseen and unpleasant and permanent thrusts its ugly head into your life…like the death of someone you really love, what will be the “Oh, if Onlies…” in your memory. None of us is promised another day here on earth…none of us. It became clear to me again when a young mother running an

I bet you didn’t know just how much your actions today will impact the lives of your children, if you have them. Or your grandchildren, if you have them. Scripture reminds us there is a cascading effect on children, grandchildren and great grandchildren from your behaviors today. By the time most of you will realize

Let me ask you a question. If you are traveling to a destination to which you have never been before, would you just take off and hope you could get to your intended destination? Of course not, you’d get out your Google Maps or Waze and look for the best way to get there. Yet

With your busy life, misunderstandings are inevitable. You can prevent many conflicts in your relationship simply by slowing down, setting aside distractions, and offering your full attention to the person who is speaking. What gets in the way of doing this? Truer for men than women. Multitasking. How many of you are in the habit