Recently my 80-year-old grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, friends, and loved ones celebrated with a reception in their honor. In the days leading up…
Marriage
Dear God, Please Superglue My Mouth Shut
A few years ago, my husband and I attended a lovely marriage retreat in the Georgia mountains. Even after thirty-two years of marriage Steve and I like to get a…
Waiting Until Your Kids Go to Sleep is Not a Good Sex Strategy for Your Marriage: Ask Dr. Jennifer
Dear Dr. Jennifer, When the kids were preschoolers, setting them up with a video and a snack bought my husband and I some time to escape to the bedroom. Now…
How To Let Minor Things Go So Your Marriage Is Happier
Do you ever find your head spinning around backwards because your spouse does something minor “the wrong way?” Perhaps the way he loads the dishwasher or dresses the kids makes…
How To Prepare For A Great Empty Nest Marriage
Picture this: your kids have moved out, and it’s just you and your husband living at home. Do you feel a mixture of excitement and sadness anticipating your final baby…
Feeling Loved vs. Feeling Appreciated
Okay. You have to read this note I got on my website. You know how I spend a lot of time helping women understand that men need to feel appreciated,…
Using Your Passions for the Glory of God
As we age, we start to look back on our lives and see how God had a plan. We can see how Romans 8:28 applies to us and how every…
Romancing Your Man
It comes down to one simple principle—love your neighbor as you would want to be loved.
8 Ingredients for a Lasting Marriage
In a few weeks John and I will celebrate 46 years of marriage. It seems to have gone by way too fast, but with five married kids and 21 grandchildren…
4 Reasons Your Friends Will Go See ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
It’s not news: The reading habits of over 100 million have cannibalized the rest of the publishing world. EL James’s Fifty Shades of Grey has set the record as the…