Author Archives: RichWildman
Harvest Time
I farm and it’s harvest time so I haven’t had much time or energy to post. This year we’ve had an unusually early harvest. We hope to be in full swing harvesting corn by my birthday in mid October, but … Continue reading
Friday Random Ponderings
Well Tiger and Elin got divorced this week. I am sad for all of the parties involved. Sad for Tiger that he has had such a huge problem with women, sad for Elin’s pain, sad that the kids are going … Continue reading
Affair Recovery/Restoration Resources (Buttrey)
Tim and Linda Buttrey have walked the hard road of affair recovery. They now have a ministry born out of their pain and healing (www.restorationresources.us). Their weekend seminar, “True Intimacy”, shares their story and gives hope to other struggling couples. … Continue reading
Adultery Recovery (Jeff & Cheryl Scruggs)
Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs (www.hopeformarriages.com) have an awesome testimony of healing from adultery. You can watch it here. http://iamsecond.com/#/seconds/The_Scruggs/ In brief, they were very much in love and got married. They had it all as far as material possessions. She … Continue reading
Roadmap for Helping to Building Trust After An Affair (Shelly Lopez)
Shelley Lopez, MS, LPC, IMFT of CitiLookout shared with our mentoring group her thoughts on rebuilding trust after an affair. The Process for the Violator a. Radical Honesty b. Accept Responsibility c. Openness d. Make Amends e. Accountability f. Daily … Continue reading
Random Quotes
I follow many blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts and in doing so I often see some very helpful and thought provoking quotes. Of course, they are all mixed in with the “I had cheerios for breakfast” or “I hate … Continue reading
Jay and Laura Laffoon (AMFM Workshop)
I attended two breakout sessions with Jay and Laura Laffoon while I was at AMFM conference. Their primary theme was about how to make effective presentations. They travel as a team and provide Christian edutainment – education and entertainment combined. … Continue reading
Harville Hendrix (AMFM Workshop)
I really enjoyed Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt’s (Harville’s wife) workshop at the AMFM conference. Harville developed IMAGO therapy which you can learn more about at his website. He had a couple demonstrate the Imago Dialogue which is very similar … Continue reading
Speaker/Listener Technique on the Today Show
This is an excellent clip about how to improve couple communication by using what is called the speaker/listener technique. Meredith Viera points out that it is does not feel natural to do this with your partner, which is true! “Natural” … Continue reading
Supporting Single Parents (Elsa Kok Colopy AMFM Workshop)
At AMFM’s (The Association of Marriage and Family Ministries) conference last week one of the breakout workshops featured Elsa Kok Colopy sharing about how to support single parents. She gave her testimony of going from a cigarette smoking, Lone Star … Continue reading
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