Author: Susan
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The Best Question You Can Ask
I’ve brought this question up a couple of times thus far, but it’s always been buried in a post somewhere towards the bottom. Today it’s front and center. This weekend,…
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In Defense of Pretty OK
Editor’s Note: This post is written by Kathleen Quiring of Project M. Today we’re doing a post exchange based on a rant she went on a couple of weeks ago.…
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United You Stand – Divided You Fall
It’s a phrase you often hear, but do you think it relates to parenting? It sure does, and if you and your partner are not united in your actions with…
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The Virtuous Marriage: Silence
This is the second post in a series about living the virtuous life like Benjamin Franklin. We’re taking his life and applying it to marriage and relationships. Speak not but…
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This Week's Round-Up
This has been a fun week here at Simple Marriage. Largely due to the topics we covered and your comments in discussions about – Money and Sex. It’s no wonder…
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Ask The Readers: Sex Is …
With the great discussion taking place from yesterday’s inaugural podcast on sexual desire differences, and last week’s ask the readers being on sex and intimacy – perhaps it’s time to…
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6 Steps to a Simple and Successful Financial Life
I think we can all agree that finances play a key role in our married lives. It’s the need to provide a quality life for our family that drives most…
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The Virtuous Marriage: Temperance
We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them. ~ G. K. Chesterton Benjamin Franklin chose to work on the virtue of Temperance first…
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Ask the Readers: Sex and Intimacy, What's the Difference?
It’s been over a year since I first posed this question – and it’s worth discussing again. Next week we’ll dive further into the world of sex in marriage, specifically,…
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4 Step Recipe for Family Stories
Many of my most vivid memories relate to food. I loved all the family gatherings when I was a kid. With six brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins…
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The Virtuous Marriage: Lessons for Life from Benjamin Franklin
Virtue is moral excellence. Another idea is virtue is a character trait or quality valued as good or righteous. Each one of us has core underlying values or virtues that…
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Marital Espresso: Wake up to an Intentional Marriage.
Editor’s Note: Originally posted January 31, 2008. As much as possible, I strive to be very intentional in my marriage. To be aware of what is just below the surface…