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Feb 9, 2012
I Do: Frayed
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Editor's Note: This month we're in a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. He sits silent, nervously plucking the frayed threads on the arm-rest of the chair across from my desk, and I think of torn hearts and how he's grasping at only... Read More + |
Feb 4, 2012
I Do: Struggle
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Editor's Note: For the month of February, we're launching a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. I'm not a child of divorce, but I have a half-brother and half-sister who are.... Read More + |
Feb 3, 2012
Till Money Do Us Part
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“I can’t do this anymore!” he says through clenched teeth. His hands clutch the dark waves of hair now mixed with a hint of gray. I try swallowing the lump in my throat. In our nearly five and a half years of marriage, Peter has been the family CFO.... Read More + |
Feb 1, 2012
I Do: Belonging
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Editor's Note: For the month of February, we're launching a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. I found the letter the other day on the top shelf of the closet, where all the forgotten things go. It was the only letter my father-in-law... Read More + |
Jan 16, 2012
Letter from my 90-year-old Self
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Dear John, Keep your fingers crossed for that totally white hair and beard combination. It takes a few more years but the evolution comes to pass and getting to play Santa every Christmas afterwards is pure unadulterated joy. Don’t fear the extra pounds around the middle, a part of the gig is fitting in the suit. And the poetry?... Read More + |
Dec 5, 2011
VIDEO: What Makes a Marriage Successful?
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Kathy Bruner, nurse, wife, and mother, talks with us about the high calling of marriage. Her wonderful personality shines through in this video . . . one that makes us smile every time we watch it, because she shoots straight with no pretension. And yet, Kathy's simple advice for keeping marriages healthy is surprisingly practical.... Read More + |
Nov 18, 2011
Community Post: White Bread
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I snapped my fingers to the beat and walked to where H stood in front of loaves of bread. "Let's dance," I said. I knew it was pointless. My man is not one for public displays of affection. But every now and then, I like to push the envelope. I keep thinking maybe one day, he'll say yes. Read More + |
Oct 13, 2011
Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 5: Narcissism & Relationships
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Dealing with the narcissists in our lives is never easy, but there is hope for improving these difficult relationships, says Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow Allan Josephson, M.D. Narcissism develops out of early relationships and is sustained by subsequent ones, so it’s important to nip the problem in the bud.... Read More + |
Sep 21, 2011
Integrating Faith and Psychiatry, Part 3: Narcissism
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It goes without saying that narcissists have an inflated view of themselves, one that frequently masks a hidden sense of emptiness and inferiority.... Read More + |
Sep 14, 2011
How Do I Love Thee?
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She's a writer; he's an engineer. She's tried to explain her love of words, and he's told her more than once that he doesn't understand. This isn't a movie-marriage where the man has a soft spot for his wife's literary escapades and begs her to read from her work.... Read More + |
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