Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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Mind over Money
I’ve come a long way with money. The other day I bought ice cream that wasn’t on sale and I watched my husband’s jaw drop. I wish this was an…
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Confined Spaces Often Result in Sexy Places
Picture this: You are on a family road trip. You spend six nights in three different homes with two children on “vacation” to visit a dozen relatives. Each day is…
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Costs for a date
How much does it cost to go to a movie? Now what’s the cost of spending the couple of hours finishing a project together you’ve both put off at home,…
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Mad About Marriage
This past week Dr. Corey was a guest on the show Mad About Marriage. Below is a conversation about marital communication. Enjoy. Click here to read more about He Said…
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Passionate living to a passionate marriage
Designing the marriage or life you want involves risks. But the motivation for marriage design is different than the motivation for life changes. If you’re over-weight and miserable, you may…
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The Power of the Envelope
I’m married to a CPA. While there are some real positives to this, there’s also some frustrations. In our case, the biggest frustration has been around creating and sticking to…
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Feeling Stuck?
Sometimes people get stuck because they lose perspective. And they can’t get unstuck because they’re afraid to acknowledge their current situation. Sometimes people get stuck because they fail to plan.…
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How to Date Every Single Day
Post written by dates and romance columnist Sean Marshall of Family Rocketship. You’ve probably heard that it’s important to date your spouse. You’ve probably heard that you should go out…
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Desiring Adventure
Post written by Chelsey. Four years ago I hopped on a plane in Chicago and left on a great adventure—a cross-cultural exchange in the Netherlands. This experience shaped and changed…
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What if things blew up and became dramatically better?
We’re almost a month into a new year (man, time flies), and this year may have started out great … or maybe not. Perhaps there’s been a chronic tension in…
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Being an Affectionate Wife Takes Practice
Post written by Mandy Fernandez. My husband is more affectionate than me. That’s not to say he is less manly or not masculine because of his affection. He simply is…
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Why Traditional Counseling Doesn't Always Work … And What You Can Do Instead
I have to get this out of the way up front: I’m a marriage and family therapist and fully believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship. I’ve been on…