Most of us have normal marriages. Not perfect marriages and not Charlie Manson type marriages. Just normal marriages that are both fun and frustrating. The purpose of this blog is to help you enjoy your less-than-perfect normal marriage."
Things You Need to Know Before You Get Married…or Divorced
“I wish I had known this before I got married.” I hear this a lot as a counselor. Sometimes it’s said in jest, and sometimes it’s said in frustration. Before we … Read moreThings You Need to Know Before You Get Married…or Divorced
The Steps to a Great Marriage
The steps to a great marriage. You see a lot of titles like this if you spend any time on social media. Everyone is giving you three steps to this … Read moreThe Steps to a Great Marriage
How To Stay Together When Others Are Coming Apart
As a Teaching and Counseling Pastor, I come across marriages of all shapes, sizes, ages, and stages. There are those in the very beginning of their marriage. They have no … Read moreHow To Stay Together When Others Are Coming Apart
How the Heart of a Marriage Survives a Near Fatal Heart Surgery
In the following guest post by Debbie Latour, you will hear how a married couple faced a dangerous heart surgery and came out stronger in love, life, and faith. When … Read moreHow the Heart of a Marriage Survives a Near Fatal Heart Surgery
How To Be A Better Person
If you want to know how to be a better spouse and have a better marriage, it starts with learning how to be a better person. Right now, my spouse … Read moreHow To Be A Better Person
I Learned 3 Simple Marriage Rules From a Preschooler
Last weekend, I learned three simple marriage rules from a preschooler when I picked up my four-year-old granddaughter for a much needed date. It was a standard date for us: getting … Read moreI Learned 3 Simple Marriage Rules From a Preschooler
How Parenting Can Improve Partnering
In my last post (How Partnering Can Improve Parenting,) we looked at how improving your marriage could improve your parenting. It stressed the importance of making sure your partnering takes … Read moreHow Parenting Can Improve Partnering
How Partnering Can Improve Parenting
We don’t often think of how parenting can improve partnering. Usually, we think of just the opposite…how parenting makes partnering harder. We instantly think of all the demands parenting makes on … Read moreHow Partnering Can Improve Parenting
3 Questions for an Ailing Marriage
I’ve discovered three questions you can use to diagnose an ailing marriage. I would like to tell you I discovered these questions while completing my graduate degree in Marriage and … Read more3 Questions for an Ailing Marriage
Trick Questions and Expectations in Marriage
Trick questions can be…well…tricky. For instance, how would you answer this question: “Have you stopped beating your spouse?” Answering this question is tricky, because if you agree, it sounds like … Read moreTrick Questions and Expectations in Marriage