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Craig and I have been reflecting (yeah, there’s still enough brain cells to do that—just barely, but enough) on various issues lately, and one of them is the last time you get to do something that you thoroughly enjoy. See, the problem is this: Rarely do you realize it’s the last time. One of our favorite summer habits was to …
Consider… a man delivers a heated ultimatum and then storms out of a professional meeting two colleagues are vilifying each other by gossiping to any who will listen narcissists in the organization create havoc—leaving pain and anger in their wakes political discussions lead to angry words, and sometimes, shouting -ingering issues have led to the “silent treatment/ghosting” between two previous …
Years ago, Craig and I had the privilege of being a presenting couple for Marriage Encounter. We gained so much from that experience, including: What intimacy truly looked like in marriage, and how Craig and I could experience that; improved communication skills; balanced views about emotions and their important place in communication; how to effectively dialogue with each other; and …
Nearly every summer, my family traveled from Columbus, Ohio, all the way south to one of Florida’s beautiful beaches. In a pre-interstate freeway world with no air conditioning in our car, it was one long haul through sticky, hot weather, winding roads, and bumper-to-bumper traffic in every little hole-in-the-wall town in (what felt like never-ending) Georgia. But we made the …
Will someone help me, please. I’ve recently discovered that my caring, loving husband has a “unique” personality trait that….well, quite honestly, I had noticed in the past. But now we’re retired and therefore, caged forever like two ravenous tigers circling one another, each sizing up the other’s ability to survive. Or his or her stealthy ability to be first to …
QUIZ TIME! 1.Are there occasions when all you need to do is look at each other…and you laugh?2.Do you have tickle/goose/poke wrestling matches in bed? When was the most recent time? 3.When’s the last time you had a water fight? 4.When did you last watch a funny movie together? 5.When the two of you were together, how many times did you LOL …
Awakened at 4 a.m. after hearing a “pop!” and then…an instant flood! Craig’s asking, “Are you sure your water broke?” Calling the doctor….to hear “Yes, you do need to go to the hospital” Hours and hours of nothing until the “pit” was begun Contractions that felt like they never truly ended because the baby was face up instead of face …
Familiar with the book The Horse Whisperer? Written by Nicholas Evans, it’s the story of teenaged Grace and her beloved horse Pilgrim. She’s riding one snowy morning when an 18-wheeler truck slides on ice and crashes into them. It’s a horrific accident: Grace loses a leg, and Pilgrim is so terrorized that he won’t allow anyone near him—not even …
(Hope with an Asterisk!) I was scheduled to speak for Multnomah University’s chapel last week. Needless to say, that was cancelled, just like every other event this unprecedented spring and summer of 2020. Who would’ve thought or imagined? And now…now we’re in the midst of Holy Week, culminating in Easter Sunday. How do we focus on the power of the …
How is your family faring during this incredibly stressful time? Are you seeing the signs that your children are afraid, but they either don’t know how to express that…or you haven’t given them an open forum to do so? We all desperately need a “safe place” to voice our fears and anxiety and insecurities. And I have a step-by-step plan …
