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Family Conflict During the Holidays

Help with the emotions around the holidays typically focuses on the “Holiday Blues”, but there is very little press regarding the tension and conflicts that erupt during this time of year. Relationships are like the proverbial canary in the mi... Read >

Give a Specail Gift

Gift giving is part of the season. We all enjoy exchanging gifts with someone we love. The gift we give can represent our deep love for the person or it can represent a cordial business relationship. Here are a few tips to remember to make your gift g... Read >

Why Every Couple Should Have a Theme Song

The music begins. The handsome man in a tuxedo stands up from the elegant table and offers his hand. The woman takes his hand, gazing into his eyes. He murmurs, "They're playing our song." The couple glides gracefully onto the dance floor. Ah, the... Read >

A Balanced Relationship Based on Biblical Prniciples

"Love Your Neighbor as Yourself", that is the Law of Love that Jesus taught. In order to be balanced in your marriage relationship, you need both kinds of love; loving your neighbor and loving yourself. Women are traditionally good at loving their nei... Read >

Make A New Years Resolution to Improve Your Marriage

Each year many of us make New Year's resolutions. People make resolutions to quit smoking, lose weight or watch less television. All of these ideas are resolutions that will benefit the individual and hopefully improve their life in some way. Thi... Read >

Alternative to Marriage Counseling

Psychotherapy started with the work of Dr. Sigmund Freud who began treating medical conditions by looking at how thoughts and emotions affected physical health. To this day psychotherapy is designed to treat mental illness. What if you are not psychotic,... Read >

You Can Be Right or You Can Be Married

There is only one fight, one conflict, one issue, which couples get locked into, and that is: who is right and who is wrong. When you analyze any disagreement, what you find is that the topic is always the same. Couples often argue to prove their point an... Read >

How to Help Your Child Make Friends

Helping Your Child to Make Friends Many children seem to naturally have the ability to make and keep friends. They always seem to know the right way to behave and the appropriate things to say in order to make friends and develop relationships. They h... Read >

When the Holidays Bring More Conflict Than Joy

Help with the emotions around the holidays typically focuses on the "Holiday Blues", but there is very little press regarding the tension and conflicts that erupt during this time of year. Relationships are like the proverbial canary in the mine shafts, ... Read >

How to Stop Fighting with Your Spouse

Wesley my 17 year old son is finally showing interest in driving. It's been something Lynda and I have never pushed. We figure the longer he puts off driving the better it will be on every level. But now all of his friends are driving he wants to get his... Read >

How to Understand Your Husband

"What? You don't only want me to do the dishes but you want me to be happy about doing the dishes?" Remember that line from the trailer of the movie the Breakup? I love that clip because it is such a great example of the difference between how men and wo... Read >

Invest in Your Relationship

Probably the most influential relationship in most people's lives is their marriage relationship. Whether you are thriving in a happy marriage or suffering in an unhappy marriage, or simply existing in an apathetic relationship, your current and future l... Read >

Relationship Coaching

Many couples do not find traditional marriage counseling to be a helpful option. Making an appointment, driving through traffic, finding a babysitter for the kids and taking time off from work can make getting to marital therapy a challenge. In addition, ... Read >

Talking About Our Spouse When They Are Not Around

The soccer game ended and a group of moms gathered to talk. "John procrastinates with everything! It is driving me nuts!" begins one mom. Soon another mom adds, "My husband has been out of work for two weeks. He does nothing but make messes all day l... Read >

A Balanced Relationship is Like a Great Batch of Cookies

• If you want to make the perfect batch of cookies, you must follow a few important rules. • Measure the ingredients accurately • Heat the oven to the correct temperature • Mix ingredients with love • Make sure the cookies are not too large,... Read >