Country folk paint their sentences in the most vivid and original analogies when it comes to what love is and isn’t. They sew simple words of emotion into quilts of truisms, and season their language with zesty wit and biting rage. There is always an element of truth in these beliefs from the nation’s backwoods and front […]
Many couples are putting their children at the center of the family. This doesn’t sound like a bad thing, after all, aren’t your grandchildren the apple of your eye too? But when parents put their children ahead of their own needs, ahead of their marriage, it may seem child friendly, but it can lead to complications. When children are the absolute center of […]
Every wish I’ve ever wished for and every hope I’ve ever had, mixed with every dream I’ve ever dreamed came true the day I met you! I love you more than there are stars in the sky. Sharon and David were married for over sixty years their love story is about a walk in the summer time turned into a life time of walking […]
Scott was across the room and their eyes met. Soon they communicated with words and their body language, but it was their eyes that made the first contact. Scott was single and feeling lonely on New’s Years Eve. He was living in the Bronx and he was on his way to party in Manhattan, but at the last-minute he felt restless, […]
Celebrating and rejoicing is feeling joy, allowing the feelings of exhilaration and delight to enter your being and fill you with a fine,ecstatic sense of celebration. We all need to rejoice, to slather ourselves with exultation, because life if hard and at times our paths are very difficult. We need to rejoice because there isn’t enough […]
The conflicts between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws is still going on it has raged throughout all of history. Nearly 2000 B.C. Rebekah complained to her husband, Isaac, that her daughters-in-law were making her life so miserable that she would rather not even be alive. Read Genesis 27:46). Today, some 4,000 years later, women are still complaining to their […]
A relationship is always far more than we imagine or expect it to be. It is more than an a living arrangement, more than being together in a social arrangement, more than the bright-colored kite tail of romance. It is the coming together of two persons whose spirits participate with one another, beautifully and painfully, […]
By the time the first note of the bridal march is played, thousands of decisions have been made, for better or for worse. Knowing what to do and what not to do can help you to avoid missteps so you can make the most of your perfect day. There are many details involved in making your […]
Would it surprise you that some of the best lessons about how to strengthen a marriage can come from those who have suffered through divorce? I want to share with you five things couples have learned the hard way that you can do today to help strengthen the bonds between you and your spouse. Terri […]
Worry gives small problems big shadows. Corrie Ten Boom said, “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength.” Most anxiety stems, not from what we need, but from what we want. Who wants to live with yesterday’s rubble? Who wants to hoard the trash of the past? You don’t! […]
Jennifer never dreamed that she could fall in love with any other man but Joe until Jennifer went to New York and walked into The Plaza Hotel and there was a handsome young man standing in the lobby, their eyes met they couldn’t stop staring at each. Before she knew it they were talking, he invited her to […]
We all want happy endings like the kiss at the end of the fairy tale, we’re all waiting for it. Rick and Liz are a couple who have experienced a fairy tale ending. When they first met their eyes were filled with only each other and they hung on every word said totally captivated by the sound each others her voices. […]
Every now and then a song comes along that speaks to our hearts “Babies Don’t Keep” is one of them. I’m not sure who the author is but I do know that Betty Jean Robinson recorded it many years ago. When I was a young mother I routinely quoted the words to “Babies Don’t Keep” throughout the day especially […]
Today’s children live in a world filled with adventure, mental stimulation, topical issues, and personal challenges. The values they learn now, between the ages of 5 and 8, will shape the rest of their lives. When I was about six years old, I had an adventure that shaped me for the rest of my life. I went to Disneyland with […]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch. Matchmaker, Matchmaker, look through your book, and make me a perfect match. Matchmaker, Matchmaker, I’ll bring the veil, you bring the groom, slender and pale. Bring me a ring for I’m longing to be the envy of all I see. For […]
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known. After Stella graduated from high school, she couldn’t afford college, so she went to nurse’s training school at […]
Start where you are when you have been blind-sided by a sudden crises, tragedy, or an unwanted break up. Unplug the TV, put away the to-do lists, turn off the computer playing in your mind, and find some quiet time alone and meditate about how you are going to start where you are now. You may be […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall this marriage is the best of all. How do you see your marriage now? Is it precious to you? Do you honor, appreciate, and place worth on your marriage as it is? Or do you view your marriage as fundamentally flawed? Do you know that all the energies and strategies you are using (thinking your marriage will be better if we […]
Love is all there is when you take your last breath you remember the people you love, how much love you inspired, and how much love you gave. If you only had forty minutes left to tell your love story what would you say? What would you say so your great-great-grandchildren could someday know their grandparents […]
It’s amazing how the mere sight of a flower arrangement is proven to elevate mood, intensify you immune system and even help you make friends by revving your sociability! And because every bouquet has its own personality the one you’re drawn to says unique things about yours! Here are a few of our favorite flowers and what they reveal about […]
