Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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How to have an affair … with your spouse
Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of a previous post. If you have been married for any length of time, it is likely that there have been times when…
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Busy? Try Gratitude Training.
There’s a concept in the meditation world called “present state awareness” – experiencing and savoring the present. When asked about this, the Buddhist monk and zen teacher Thich Nhat Hahn…
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12 Cozy Date Ideas for Fall
There’s a defining moment dating someone with kids when you realize: This is nothing like dating a single guy. Years before my blended family was “officially” formed, the revelation hit…
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5 Ways to Encourage Healthy Habits in Your Spouse
Editors Note: This is a guest post from Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen of Raise Healthy Eaters. After having children, Rhonda and her husband took different roads in terms of self care.…
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Enhancing Family Unity
As moms, we have a tremendous opportunity to impact our family in significant ways if we are intentional in our actions. I am incredibly passionate about how significant our role…
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What a great dog can teach you
Editor’s Note: This is a much more personal post than usual. Ten years ago I went to the airport and picked up Otis, a yellow Labrador we bought from a…
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The Secret to Comforting Your Spouse
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Matthew of Adventure-Some. Do you know what to do when your spouse needs comforting? Perhaps you make hot tea, bring their favorite…
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Passion, Hard Work and Good Intentions Aren't Enough
Those who achieve high levels of success in their career would seemingly have the skills and work ethic required to have a successful marriage. However, they could be missing the…
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5 Keys To Building Family Memories
One of life’s simplest pleasures is to share an experience with our loved ones. The great thing is that it doesn’t necessarily have to be anything complicated, expensive or time-consuming.…
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Label Their Clothes Not Their Souls
I have been thinking a lot about how quickly a character trait we discern in our child can become a “label”. Most of us would never intentionally label our children.…
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Secrets to Staying Married in a Blended Family
Four years ago on September 23, I married a divorced man with kids. We dated for three years before a proposal, which at the time seemed to take forever. Now…
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Preparing Hearts for Remarriage
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Gary Smalley of smalley.cc. If you are preparing for remarriage or helping couples prepare for remarriage, you need to know there are…