Category Archives: Companionship
Marriage: How to be a Great Spouse
Be a Great Spouse First and Foremost—Getting Your Relational Priorities Straight I stood in the entrance of my son’s home with him and two of his guy friends. It was moments...
Parenting: FAMILY FOOTPRINTS—The Non-negotiable Steps for Leading Well at Home
I grew up enjoying the childhood activity of ‘follow the leader’. Back in the prairies, it was especially fun to play after a fresh snowfall on our way to and from...
Marriage: Five Roles of a Lifetime Valentine
What is a lifetime valentine? For me, it’s synonymous with success in marriage. It is best described as a satisfying, growing friendship for life. Let’s break that down. Satisfying means enjoyable...
Marriage: Woodpeckers and Turtles—Do Opposites Attract or Attack (Take the Quiz)
Woodpecker-Turtle Quiz - Take it now! You’ve likely heard someone make reference to the celebrated book by Dr. John Gray, “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus”. In it,...
Marriage: I Did Not Marry My Best Friend and Here is Why…
It feels like I can’t get through 1 week without someone on Facebook announcing something like “15 years ago today I married my best friend” or a variation of those words. Well, I, for one,...
Marriage: Anniversaries—The Value of Remembering
“Happy Anniversary!” We say it to encourage the couple observing the annual occurrence of their wedding date. Remembering an anniversary is a good thing. It is both bringing to mind and keeping...
Marriage: The Power of FAITHFULNESS
The Power of FAITHFULNESS—Keeping Your Promise in a World that Doesn’t Know How A few years back, I got inspired to go against the flow of culture and make a statement....
Marriage: 4 Ways to Create Exclusive Entanglement in Marriage
In our previous home, I had planted two clematis vines along our front walkway. Keep in mind I am no big gardener. Over time as they climbed up the posts, they began...
Marriage: Ramping Up Resolutions
Ramping Up Resolutions—A 4-Step Plan to Review & Refocus Your Life This plan is not for the faint of heart. It is for the committed and courageous or those who desire...
Marriage: Givers, Takers, and Other Kinds of Lovers
Life is relationships. You spend part of every day with someone. Learning how to relate well to others is the most important developmental task we all must master. Get this right...
Marriage: Developing a Marriage Mission Statement
Marriage: Developing a Marriage Mission Statement Know Why You are Developing a Mission Statement as a Couple Life is about choices. When you intentionally make the right decisions, so many things...
Marriage: The Memorable Impact of Missions on Marriage
Dave: We are writing this from Guam, just a speck of an island in the middle of the South Pacific. Donalyn: We are finishing our 6th week on a South East...
Marital Prayer Part 1: What Happens When a Couple Prays Together?
Marital Prayer Part 1: What Happens When a Couple Prays Together? Praying together. It just sounds right. After all, shouldn’t couples that are supposedly seeking God be reaching out regularly as...
Marriage: Merging Grace—The Art of Two Becoming One
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” Mark 10:8 Two becoming one....
Marriage: Building Lifelong Friendship with Your Spouse
Learning to Gel: Building Lifelong Friendship in your Marriage I grew up on “Jell-O”. It’s that rather inexpensive gelatin that comes in a variety of flavors and colors. Looking back, Jell-O...