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XYZ of Marriage

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Just in case you thought I’d forgotten or was chickening out of finishing the alphabetical marriage blog, here is the XYZ of marriage. Yes, I can almost see the scratching of heads wondering what the first one has to do with marriage. Let me explain. X-ray Most of us have either been for an X-ray or had a family member X-rayed. What happens is an X-ray shows the bones and if there are any breaks that need to be fixed. We each need to turn the X-ray on and be sure the bones of our marriage are strong. We need … Continue reading →

Mothers Day, a Celebration or a Trial?

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Mothers Day can be lovely or it can be a time of pain. For those with good relationships, it’s a chance to get together and celebrate. For those estranged from family or whose mother has died or they live a distance away, it can be a time of misery and loneliness. Yesterday, Mothers Day here, for me was a lovely family day. Our daughter and her husband were unable to come down to us. That’s the way it is when your daughter is married to someone in ministry and Mothers Day falls on a Sunday. Sunday for them is a … Continue reading →

“Always” and “Never”

In my experience, there are few words that can be as unproductive in a parenting discussion as those two words “always” and “never.” Whenever we pull those out in an argument or lecture with our children, we are pretty much shutting down communication and creating a negative discourse—not to mention, often forcing our children to get defensive… Think of conversations that you have had—chances are if the other person started saying things like “You always do this” or “Why is that you never do XYZ?” it caused you to react defensively. After all, we seldom always do something or never … Continue reading →