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The Marriage Blog Week in Review for Jan 13-19

Good morning, welcome to the weekend’s marriage blog week in review, our way of trying to catch you up on the blogs you may have missed this week. For starters, in case you may have missed it, a new blogger has joined Sherry and I here as a regular Marriage blogger and she brings with her expertise in marriage therapy as well as in her own unique perspective. So be sure to check out Elizabeth Kane’s blog as you review this week’s entries. Saturday, January 13 Marriage: Mountains and Molehills confronts an issue that while we’re all prone to exaggerating, … Continue reading →

Romance a Day Keeps Divorce at Bay

One of the drawbacks to growing up is we forget how to have fun. Watch kids some time, they fight, sure. They argue and they yell and they may even share recriminations. They want to be friends one day and they hate each other the next and then they are back in each other’s pockets the next day. They can make the simplest gestures mean the greatest things. They are genuinely pleased to see each other – there is true joy in their eyes when they greet. Learn From Our Children Let’s learn from our children and demonstrate for our … Continue reading →

Clear Your Schedule

When it comes to spending time with your spouse, most of us would say that time with our spouses and our families are the most important time we can spend in a day. You would say that, right? I would. But time is a funny thing, it has a tendency to get away from us and we start to put too much importance on getting everything done – from the dishes to the laundry to paying the bills and getting the yard work finished and then there’s the work you need to get done so you can attend the meetings … Continue reading →

Have Fun With Your Partner!

This past weekend my Husband and I took our two children, ages four and ten, to the snow. We live in California and the drive to Big Bear Mountain takes about two and a half hours. We got out of the car when we arrived and the wind was bone chilling, temperatures freezing. We all bundled up in our ski clothes and headed to tromp through the snow. The entire family got involved in snowball fights and it was a blast! Then we bought a sled that we could all use to travel down the slope. The kids had a … Continue reading →

The Answer Should Never Be I Don’t Know

If that’s the answer, what’s the question? The question, in this case, should be why are we still married? The answer should never be I don’t know. Now I can give you any number of reasons why you might still be married – but the only one who can answer that question is you. Why Am I Still Married? It may sound hokey, it may sound corny – but I made a vow and a commitment and even during the hardest of times, I haven’t forgotten this. The idea of getting a divorce because we were angry at each other … Continue reading →

Laugh, Cry, Kiss Your Problems Goodbye

Having a hard time lately? One of the best pieces of advice I have seen for coping with communication problems and disconnect in a marriage is to go out and have a good time. You may be looking skeptically at this, but I’ve known two couples who went to a couples weekend to work on their problems. They spent four days at a resort where they thought they were going to spend the weekend delving into every part of their problems and confronting the ugliness that has become their marriage. A Night on the Town The first step they were … Continue reading →