Nuggets

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

My Dear LORD Jesus, I have a ‘holy’ urge to be about bringing a Country Fellowship to Celina. Sometimes I need a refresher I am on the right track. Please confirm this is the track I need to be on. I don’t want to waste a single moment of the time I have left here.

When The Gorgeous Redhead and I first got together, we were the proverbial skunk and turtle respectively. She conducted her business at the top of her lungs and I withdrew into my shell. Neither of us understood the root cause of these behavior models was to be found in the oft misunderstood and shunned illness we know as depression.