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    Have New Year’s Resolutions Become Cliche?

    December 26, 2022 / No Comments

    Millions of people make New Year’s resolutions. Some make the same resolution year after year. It doesn’t take statistics to show we are not great at keeping them. Have New Year’s resolutions become cliche? Or are we making the wrong resolutions, or the right resolutions but for the wrong reasons?

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    Tom and Mary Frances

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    The World Turned Upside-Down

    October 13, 2025

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    June 14, 2021

    Easter Blessings:

    April 20, 2025
  • Behaviors,  Communication,  Honesty,  Making Decisions,  Playfulness,  Stress,  Time

    3 Tips to Reduce Holiday Stress

    November 14, 2022 / No Comments

    Like it or not, the Holidays are upon us. Jack-o-Lanterns may still be on the porches, but Christmas will be here before we know it. Here are 3 practical tips to reduce Holiday stress and find Joy as the Countdown to Christmas continues.

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    April 3, 2023
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    To Be, or Not To Be…Right?

    September 8, 2025

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    March 9, 2026
  • Uncategorized

    Will It Matter Tomorrow?

    August 21, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Will it matter tomorrow . . . if the avocados were too firm to slice for salad tonight? Will it matter tomorrow if the dishwasher wasn’t loaded the way you load it? What if a favorite cotton sweater got dried on high heat with the bath towels? Will it matter tomorrow?

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    Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day!

    September 2, 2024
    Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    November 20, 2023

    In Sickness and in Health… Even During Cold and Flu Season

    March 17, 2024
  • Accountability,  Communication,  Decision to Love,  Making Decisions,  Perseverance,  Stress

    Marriage Is a Teeter-Totter Ride

    July 18, 2022 / 2 Comments

    If you’ve spent time on a playground before 2004, you’ve probably hopped on a teeter-totter. Marriage is a teeter-totter ride. It can be relaxing, a gentle give and take. Marriage, like a teeter-totter can also be an experience of thrilling highs and the dizzying feeling of dropping low.

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    August 7, 2023

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    April 25, 2022

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    May 30, 2022
  • Conflict,  Decision to Love,  Differences,  Making Decisions,  Stress,  Uncategorized

    Making Decisions as a Couple is a 3-Legged Race

    June 5, 2022 / No Comments

    We make several thousand decisions a day. Most are based on experience and intuition — like putting your pants on one leg at a time. But making decisions as a couple requires skill, like a 3-Legged Race. Here are some tips to cross the finish line with skin and joints intact.

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    June 10, 2019

    When It Doesn’t Work Out💔

    May 15, 2023
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    Patience, Patience, Patience!

    October 21, 2024
  • Communication,  Listening

    The #1 Communication Problem in Marriage

    May 2, 2022 / No Comments

    The number one communication problem in marriage is that we do not listen. 80% of couples who seek marriage counseling have issues with communication. Rest assured we are normal — not perfect, but normal.

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    The Empty Nest Repopulated – 4 Ways to make it Great!

    October 26, 2020

    Speaking In Code

    January 23, 2023

    Relationship Resolutions

    December 31, 2018
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    Teamwork in Marriage: Ditch the Scorekeeping Habit

    March 14, 2022 / No Comments

    Scorekeeping never wins in marriage. Why? Because no one wants to sleep with a Loser. Ditch the scorekeeping habit and you both score a win. Teamwork takes the gold.

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    November 17, 2024

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    June 30, 2026
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    F.I.N.E.

    September 6, 2021
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    Start Intentional Gifting and Celebrate Your Valentine All Year

    February 14, 2022 / 2 Comments

    Valentine’s Day is second only to Christmas for gift buying. Cards say what we can’t put into words. A fancy dinner is treasured time, but flowers fade and chocolate quickly disappears. What if you could spend less and give more by offering a gift of love nearly every day? You can with Intentional Gifting.

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    August 31, 2025

    Easter Blessings:

    April 20, 2025
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    Gratitude — It’s All Around US

    November 22, 2021
  • Behaviors,  Happiness

    Cultivating Happiness

    January 10, 2022 / No Comments

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    $#*! My Spouse Says

    September 19, 2023

    What is Love Asking of Me Now?

    May 6, 2024
    Common marriage mistakes

    Top 10 Tips to Ruin Your Marriage 

    March 23, 2026
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    Uncategorized

    Gratitude — It’s All Around US

    November 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday. This year our kids will all be home, from as far-away as Alaska. We love to cook and many hands in the kitchen will make for fun and feast. Our hearts are bursting with Gratitude. This is what we often refer to as the Big “G”. Gratitude is a Powerful Word

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    Happy Thanksgiving!

    November 25, 2024
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    Happy Labor Day!

    September 5, 2022

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    August 31, 2025
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