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Love Never Fails!
I have a sign my friend Jenni painted for me that hangs in our living room. The message is simple, yet profoundly difficult: Love never fails, words from 1 Corinthians 13, the well-known love chapter...
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Couples Who Pray: The Most Intimate Act Between a Man and a Woman by SQuire...
WARNING: This book will change your marriage! That’s the disclaimer on the back cover of Couples Who Pray by husband and wife, SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt. The authors present convincing research...
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Grace-Filled Marriage
Last summer, Randy and I were flying from Philadelphia to Seattle after a delightful week of family fun in Ocean City, New Jersey. We arrived at the airport, checked in our bags, then took our place...
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My Way or the High Way
I used to think it was all Randy’s fault. If only he’d stop drinking, then we (or most importantly) I could be happy. I also thought I could change him. I could make him want to stay sober. I used...
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Reach Out!
The half hour drive from Meridian, Idaho to Boise seemed like the longest of my life. Late one night, I packed our 10 and 7-year old sons in the car with me to escape the turmoil at home. My husband...
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What I’ve Learned through a Lifetime of Marriage
My husband Randy and I recently celebrated 44 years of marriage. Our anniversary celebration at Steak ‘N Shake Wow–how can that be possible when we’re only 30+ years old? Well… we haven’t been that age...
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God’s Extravagant Love
Before Christmas, my boss and his wife treated my co-workers and me to an afternoon of extravagance. Each of us was pampered with a massage, facial and manicure. As I lay on the massage table having...
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Life Lessons From a Dog Named Kramer
I knew the day was coming, but I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon. “Soon” is relative, because 15 years can seem like a long time or pass by in a blink. It’s the blink side I’m experiencing today. We...
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Why You Shouldn’t Give Up on Your Marriage
I heard the news that a young couple in our community is getting a divorce after only one year of marriage. What went wrong? All I know is this is a tragedy. I remember the wedding announcement we...
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Marriage Advice for Wives: 5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Got Married
Randy & I starting on our marriage journey Yesterday my husband Randy and I traveled to Wenatchee, our nearest “big” city–only two hours away. I had an appointment with the endodontist (dentists...
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The Magic Wand: 5 Steps to Improve Your Marriage
A Guest Post by Marlene Anderson If you could wave a magic wand and make your marriage more of what you want it to be, what would you see? How would you and your spouse be interacting, communicating...
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Surviving Your Spouse’s Alcoholism: Finding Life at the End of the Bottle
Cunning…baffling… powerful... Alcoholics Anonymous uses those words to describe alcoholism. It’s true. I’ve never felt more confused and powerless than when dealing with my husband Randy’s alcoholism....
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Surviving Your Spouse’s Alcoholism: Friends for the Journey
Photo by Hannah Rodrigo on Unsplash God still sends angels: ones with skin, hair and belly laughs. Angels like our friend, Jim. I met him at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting where I was the speaker for...
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Surviving Your Spouse’s Alcoholism: Finding Courage to Be Yourself
What seems like a lifetime ago, I started attending Al-Anon because I was struggling to cope with my husband Randy’s excessive drinking. I didn’t know where to turn. Finally, I realized I needed help....
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Surviving Your Spouse’s Alcoholism: Don’t Give Up 5 Minutes Before the Miracle!
The last thing you want to hear when you’re struggling with an alcoholic spouse is that it takes time for changes to happen. I remember feeling frustrated when A.A. friends told me, “Don’t give up 5...
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Surviving Your Spouse’s Alcoholism: Boot Camp Basics
In my previous article about surviving your spouse’s alcoholism, I compared the struggle with alcoholism to an intense battle. It certainly is a battle on multiple levels: spiritual, physical,...
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Go in the Right Direction: 5 Steps to a Happily-Ever-After Marriage
When I got married at the tender age of eighteen, I had the most unrealistic expectations about marriage. I’d bought into our culture’s idea about love. In 1970 (which seems like eons ago), the trendy...
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Life Lessons From a Dog Named Kramer
I knew the day was coming, but I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon. “Soon” is relative, because 15 years can seem like a long time or pass by in a blink. It’s the blink side I’m experiencing today. We...
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Why You Shouldn’t Give Up on Your Marriage
I heard the news that a young couple in our community is getting a divorce after only one year of marriage. What went wrong? All I know is this is a tragedy. I remember the wedding announcement we...
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Marriage Advice for Wives: 5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Got Married
Randy & I starting on our marriage journey Yesterday my husband Randy and I traveled to Wenatchee, our nearest “big” city–only two hours away. I had an appointment with the endodontist (dentists...
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