Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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Top Ten Summer Survival Tips For Moms
Transitioning from school to summer can be hard on our kids, but I think it is even harder on us moms, if you know what I mean! If we have…
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How To Talk To Your Children About Sex
Today I’m guest posting over at Simple Mom (where I’m a monthly columnist). I’ve written a post that I think you’ll enjoy as well: How to talk to your children…
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19 Must Read Blogs for Married People, Plus Several More
Last year I wrote a post about 20 must read blogs for married people. This post included many of the sites I regularly read at the time … but as…
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Marriage and Money: Do You Have a Plan?
‘He who fails to plan, plans to fail’, Proverb When you got married, did you and your spouse sit down and develop a plan for your family finances? I am…
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A Frugal Marriage Equals More Passion
Editor’s Note: Originally published March 31, 2008. For the past several months, my wife and I were making preparations to place our house on the market. We weren’t looking to…
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Swift kick in the life list
Perhaps you’ve seen the movie The Bucket List. You may even be one of the many people who’ve created such a list. If you’re not familiar with what I’m talking…
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A Simple Marriage "Summer Rocks" Sale
Warning: Blatant sales post. Summer means many things, no school for the kids, vacations, hot days sitting by the pool, yard work, and cookouts. The main thing about summer is…
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Memorial Day Musings
The approach of Memorial Day this year made me think about some of my friends and family members who have passed away. The pain of their loss may never go…
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Great Marriage Quote
A man is seduced by what he sees, a woman by what she hears. ~ Anonymous
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How To Simplify Your Inbox
Alright, since you’re a reader of Simple Marriage, it’s also likely that you’re a frequenter of other blogs (although SM is your favorite of course :)) This also means that…
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Welcome Zen Habits Faithful
Perhaps this is your first time to visit Simple Marriage and you heard about us from my guest post on Zen Habits. If this is you – welcome! Make your…
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Our Children are Zen Masters
I am not a Buddhist nor do I meditate on a regular basis. What little I have come to understand about Zen as a practice relates to the cultivation of…