Quarantine brought on by this crazy coronavirus has brought both challenges and opportunities. Like these beautiful horses just released in a new pasture, we’re all ready to kick up our heels a bit, am I right? Too much of a good thing? For those of us that are married, at least we have the companionship…
Unprecedented times The only thing more viral than COVID-19 may be stress—both at home and in our collective psyche. Practically overnight, our way of life has altered, with little time to on-ramp. Work and health concerns abound, and soon we will all look like masked bandits entering our grocery store for what has become an…
Note: This is an AI transcription, but multiple conversations are innately difficult to transcribe. Please forgive errors or confusing segments. I have done my best to edit to capture the conversation. Kathy: [00:00:00] Today I have Brad and Jooyoung Voeller, a couple that we have known for a couple of years. Brad is a serial…
Here’s a fun fact about me: I LOVE celebrations. I’m up for any excuse to pop a cork, but especially those times that celebrate the people I love. The ones who have shaped me, for better or worse, into the woman I am today. Can long-term marriage be happy? Today I celebrate 40 years of…
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Doug & Cristie Martine share highlights and wisdom from dating and marriage, to Doug’s transition from climbing the corporate ladder, to starting a construction management company. 2:57 Met at Texas A&M (whoop!), dating, early marriage 10:30 Cristie’s eating disorder 17:33 Held in God’s Hand 18:51 What did the future look like regarding work or purpose?…
I know some people like to create elaborate systems to set and track goals (think, bullet journal—stresses me out just thinking about keeping up with 6 different colored pens). But if you want a QUICK way to get some momentum going in your marriage, this is for you. I came across this great tool here–thank…
I have a challenge for you that want a happy marriage. An alternative this season to the lure of the incessant advertisers and retailers, trying to convince us we don’t already have what we need to be happy. What would our lives be like if we practiced gratitude as a regular habit? More specifically, what if…
Surrender. Quick word association…what words or feelings come to mind when you hear that word? My hunch, confirmed by a little quick research, suggests that most of us would not include that word in our “how to succeed in life” list. It sounds like giving up, giving in, weakness. Yet this word has been swirling…
Of all the habits we might develop to have a healthy marriage, loving our spouse seems like it would be the easiest, right? Love brought us together, so why should it be something we have to pay attention to? I once had a client inform me, “I told my wife I loved her the day…
A rainbow will always stop me in my tracks—but a double rainbow—that is something special. A real partnership in marriage can be equally special and rare. Unexpected gifts I met a young couple recently for breakfast to talk about ways to encourage marriages. He serves on a church staff, she’s a gifted artist, and together…