Category Archives: Companionship
eZine #28: Marriage: The Art of Two Becoming One
Two lives combining to make one cohesive unit is a beautiful thing, in fact, that's why we call our marriage conference "Fusion." Have you ever tried to shake up a bottle of...
Podcast 062: MARRIAGE 2.0—SIGNIFICANCE: True Meaning in Life
From the Marriage 2.0 Seminar—Significance: “Half-time” adjustments increase true meaning in life. We share with maturing couples how to be sure that their life is making a difference. We discuss the...
Marriage: Understanding the Emotional Turmoil of Mental Illness
HEADSPACE—Understanding the Turmoil of the Brokenhearted Someone in your world is hurting right now. No, they haven’t fallen and broken something. There was no ambulance or tow truck at the scene....
eZine #27: Men Forgetting Special Occasions—Avoiding the Doghouse
Special Occasions - Why all the Fuss? Have You Ever Forgotten and Found Yourself in the Doghouse?! Special Occasions can carry different degrees of expectations, and it seems that they are usually expectations on...
Podcast 058: MARRIAGE 2.0 – COLLABORATION: Partnership in Marriage
From the Marriage 2.0 Seminar—COLLABORATION: Constructive closure keeps your partnership growing. How can couples in the 2nd half of marriage continue to merge their lives together to create more teamwork and...
Marriage: What Happens When the Butterflies of Love Die?
I was meeting with a friend who was getting married in a couple of months. He and his fiancée have been dating for over four years and I was asking him...
Podcast 054: MARRIAGE 2.0—VINTAGE: Aging Graciously in Marriage
From the Marriage 2.0 Seminar—Vintage: Aging graciously makes you a pleasure to live with. How do you grow older with grace instead of becoming a Grumpy old man? What are the...
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...
Podcast 053: MARRIAGE 2.0—TOGETHERNESS: Life-long Friendship in Marriage
From the Marriage 2.0 Seminar—Togetherness: Life-long Friendship in Marriage Dr. Dave Currie along with Wayne & Mary Jane, have a helpful discussion on the joys and challenges for couples in the...
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...
eZine #22: Summer Vacation
eZine 22: Summer Vacation—Summer is Already Half Over! David McVety, Assistant Director of DFR, shares on his summer vacation so far: Our summer has been special and probably quite unique, I’ve been speaking...
eZine #18: Life Long Partners
This month I thought I would give you a sneak peak into a growing part of our ministry. Dr. Dave is finding an increasing need for many couples who have been...
eZine #19: Learning to Gel as a Couple
Learning to Gel How to build a lifelong friendship with your spouse. Gel, isn’t that something you put in your hair? Something that holds it in the place you want it...
eZine #14: Family Traditions
Family Traditions- Where to start and what they do for your family? I remember my first Christmas being married- it was full of expectations and visiting each other’s families. Sorting out which family would get...
eZine #11: Sex Strike
Sex Strike! Picket Lines in the bedroom?! SEX is an incredible and awesome gift that God designed to be one of the most intimate and powerful forms of connection between a husband...