Truth that Makes a Difference

Finding meaning in life, marriage, and faith

When You Can’t Find the Merry in Christmas

December 22, 2015

We just put our Christmas decorations up…five days before Christmas! No, we’re not Scrooges and no, this is not typical for us. We were going to have the decorations up three … Read more

How Do You Decorate Your Marriage?

December 15, 2015

I have to admit, I have never decorated the outside of our house or our the yard for Christmas. I’m not against it, and I don’t have anything against those that do. It’s … Read more

Marriage is for Losers

December 2, 2015

“Marriage is for Losers!” This sounds like something some guy in his late teens or early twenties might loudly proclaim at a party with lots of pretty girls and alcohol.  It also … Read more

Did I Marry the Right One?

November 27, 2015

Did I marry “the right one?” There can be times in marriage when that question races across your mind like a streaker running across a football field. It can happen when you’re … Read more

Thank You

November 26, 2015

“Thank you.” Two simple words that cost us nothing in time or energy, yet they can change the outlook and life of those who hear them. We all love to … Read more

4 Things You Can Do When Things Don’t Go As You Planned

November 16, 2015

“I think we better go to the ER.” I could barely hear the words over the voices in my head saying, “This can’t be happening! Not to me! I’m too … Read more

Monogam-ish? Really?

October 30, 2015

There is an idea related to marriage that is slowly gaining traction in our culture. It is the idea that you can be monogamous maritally, without being exclusive sexually. The … Read more

Funny How Things Can Take You Back

October 28, 2015

It’s funny how things can take you back. It could be a song, or a smell. It could be a phrase, or a scene from a movie. Whatever it is, … Read more

The Gift of Attention

October 13, 2015

Attention is like air to our emotional lungs. Without attention, babies fail to thrive. Without attention, children struggle emotionally and scholastically. Without attention, isolated people become loners and sometimes threats … Read more

I Blamed it on the CPAP

October 1, 2015

Small acts of love and kindness can have a big impact on marriage, but as time goes on, these small acts tend to get lost in the clutter of marriage. … Read more