Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the one less traveled. And it hurt, man! Really bad. Rocks, thorns, glass! Not cool, Robert Frost! -Kid President Saying vs. Doing When you look at loving your spouse like Jesus would in your place, it...
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This past spring, after so many months of COVID house arrest, I went back to traveling for business. As I’ve been in airports and on airplanes, I’ve noticed how easy it is to fall back into old patterns of interacting (or not) when in transit. ...
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When I got married at the tender age of 21, I was pretty excited about getting naked. I thought that was the fun and easy part of marriage. Then we actually got married. Sure, the physically naked thing had both its joys and challenges. (Note to...
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If you ask people what has been most difficult about the pandemic, many will tell you about how isolated they feel – especially from those they love. One of my friends lost his elderly mother around Christmas. The fact that he had only been...
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More Than Romantic Hogwash It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, the weekend of the year when we talk about romantic love the most. But what is love, anyway? A friend of mine recently said that her parents’ definition of love is doing the...
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“You look more and more like your dad as you get older,” Gretchen said to me recently. Luckily, I know how much she liked my dad, so I didn’t feel super defensive. Family resemblances are funny. Our friends, John and Joan, recently shared the...
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Imagine you were single and someone set you up on a date with their good friend. “You’re going to love him/her,” they gush. You feel skeptical. The last four people this friend threw at you were kind of meh. What makes this person so special?...
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My Newlywed Marriage Fail During our first few months of marriage, Gretchen and I decided to take a long weekend with another young couple. It was President’s Day weekend and we headed to a cabin in the northwoods of Wisconsin for some winter...
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A Birthday Inspiration A few years back, Gretchen was about to celebrate a landmark birthday. I’m not great at doing obligatory gifts or parties, but when I get an inspiration, I go for it. In this situation, I got smacked over the head with the...
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“We’ve all become susceptible to believing stupid lies about God, ourselves, and others.” – Chris Hall Nothing Kills A Marriage Like Lies You don’t have to be a marriage therapist to know you can’t base your marriage on a lie. Deceiving...
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Your Marriage Timeline Just like your life is a line, so is your marriage. This is your marriage timeline. You met your spouse. Acquaintance turned into something more. You probably got engaged and at some point, you got married. Someday, your...
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While we’re all for happy marriages, Gretchen and I are totally convinced that marriage is about more than living happily ever after. We believe that marriage is one of the greatest tools to help us become who we were created to be. And...
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