04 Oct Carrots, Eggs and Coffee
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...
Author: Irene Freundorfer
04 Oct A Dream Come True?
We have been very conditioned by Hollywood and romance fiction to think that when two people find each other in love, they have lasting love forever after. Many women yearn in their hearts for the Cinderella story – a fairy tale love where each person...
04 Oct Priority Number One
One of the greatest favors we do our kids is to put marriage first and them second. Your marriage must be your first priority. It is one of the most important tasks in life you must face. You have freely chosen your husband and made...
04 Oct When We Disagree
Unless one spouse is exceedingly passive or afraid to displease his/her partner, married couples will have disagreements. This is not bad; it is an expression of self-differentiation and identity. The challenge is to make these times of disagreement – emotionally difficult as they sometimes are...
04 Oct Humor Your Spouse
Humor adds to our marriage emotional bank account and allows us to tolerate or overlook offenses that might otherwise irritate. Well, OK, they still might annoy us but we’re willing to overlook minor things because of the overall fun and positive experiences we’ve had together....
04 Oct Five Myths on Fathers and Family
Expect a host of media stories on men and family life. Some will do a good job of capturing the changes and continuities associated with fatherhood in contemporary America. But other reporters and writers will generalize from their own unrepresentative networks of friends and family...
04 Oct Caring for Children Means Caring for Each Other
Children desperately need parents who stay married to each other, and love each other. Their future depends on it. Yet, their parents are very likely to lose their love for each other after they arrive, because they forget why they married....