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Parenting 101 – United We Stand
One of the most challenging things in our marriage was learning to raise responsible, caring, well-adjusted children. Now that our children are adults, we are back to child-rearing mode with our two year old granddaughter who lives with us. Here are 6 lessons we’ve learned.
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50 Ways to Love Your Lover
Photo Credit: Tim Foster on Unsplash Be vulnerable in sharing your feelings, not just your thoughts with your spouse. Stop what you are doing and really listen to your spouse. Listen with your eyes. Put down your cell phones during dinner. Focus on each other. In the morning ask your spouse what he/she needs most from you that day. Carve out time in the evening before you are too tired to share the best and the worst of your day. Comfort and affirm each other. Pray for your spouse. Pray together for each other. Share your goals, hopes and dreams for your marriage, for your children. Send non-agenda texts…
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Married Singles
How do you find the right balance of couple time versus individual time? Sports, times with friends/co-workers, Facebook/Pinterest, hunting…. There are a lot of fun activities that can keep us busy – and distracted. None of these activities are bad or wrong in themselves. But… do they draw us slowly away from our spouse?
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In-Laws or Outlaws?
Paul: For many married couples, in-laws can be a source of great stress and discontent. We are fortunate that our experience has been very different. When we were first married, I really appreciated how my parents treated Stephanie like their own daughter. They engaged her in meaningful conversation, sought out her opinion about things, and made it a point to include her in all family events.
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Play’s The Thing!
Paul: Anyone who knows us, knows that we’re not going to go down in history for our sense of spontaneity and silliness. We’re serious people. But some years ago good friends of ours encouraged us to take a break from the consistent seriousness and make time for play. They said playfulness in our marriage can help us keep some perspective when the trials of daily life get us down.