Tag Archives: Relationships
The Intimacy Merry-Go-Round
In their book, “Stripped Down“, Tony and Alisa Dilorenzo mention six types of intimacy: emotional, intellectual, spiritual, recreational, financial, and physical intimacies. In their book, “Red Hot Monogamy“, Bill and Pam Farrel discuss eight types of intimacy: social, financial, recreational, vocational, parental, … Continue reading
“I Messed Up”. Those are Freeing Words!
I found this to be a great post from Sheila Gregoire to help people understand that if they are in a tough marriage situation they made bad choices that got them there, but they also can make good choices to … Continue reading
Mowing the Grass
We went to a marriage conference this past weekend and one of the audience members had a great analogy about working on your relationship. He said that if you put off mowing the grass when it needs be mowed it … Continue reading
Sideswiped and Going Backwards
This weekend we attended a marriage conference lead by our friends from Grace & Truth Counseling and Coaching, Jeff and Jill Williams. We were not presenters but because we know their material and the conference was relatively large, we had … Continue reading
Modern Reject: The Mystery of Marriage
The phrase Jesus used about marriage, “and they became one flesh” (Genesis 2:24), I think is more profound than we have often realized. I thought this post from the blog Modern Reject was great about what one flesh means. This was great … Continue reading
Thoughts on Death
As Sharon mentioned in a recent post, my mother passed away in early December which has brought on a time of reflection about how fragile life is and how none of us knows how long we have left on this earth. She had some … Continue reading
Encouragement for Tough Marriages by Sheila Wray Gregoire
I thought this was an awesome post by Sheila Wray Gregoire to encourage those in tough marriages. Having been at a tough spot in our own marriage, I agree with her that you have to depend on God. Other people … Continue reading
Random vs. Sequential Thinking
Over the years Sharon and I have taken many different personality assessments that help each person understand their own strengths and weaknesses. The idea, which I think is very valid, is that as you learn to understand your partner’s natural … Continue reading
Win Hearts, Not Arguments
I thought this was a great post about learning to listen to our spouse and that if we think we’ve won an argument with them, in the long run our relationship has really lost. The trick is to remember these … Continue reading
Love and War
John and Stasi Eldredge have a great book and DVD series out called “Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of”. I read the book a while back but Sharon and I are now going through the video series. … Continue reading
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