How to foster a faith filled home when your spouse isn’t full of faith
My husband Arthur and I are, in many ways, total opposites. I write; he welds. I think big-picture, while he minds the details. I’m risk-averse, while he takes chances. So, it’s no surprise that we differ when it comes to faith. I’m a cradle Catholic, born and raised in a devout family that...
Disappointing, difficult, and destructive marriages: What’s the difference?
From the beginning of their relationship, Jane and Simon felt as though they were soul mates, complementing one another in every area of their lives. People around them routinely said theirs was a dream relationship because they were so perfect for one another. A year into their marriage, though,...
Identifying negative feelings behind unresolved conflict
Marriage conflict is a lot like taming tigers. Consider this: A keeper wanted to have a tiger as a pet. At first, the keeper fed the cub, walked him and cared for him, but as the tiger got older, his needs began to change. Since the keeper didn’t know how to properly take care of the growing tiger,...
How childhood attachment impacts your marriage
We often think of attachment in terms of a loving parent soothing their upset baby. But the impact of this nurturing relationship, or lack thereof, with primary caregivers doesn't end in infancy. In fact, how well you bond in marriage is influenced by your childhood attachment with your parents. So...
3 ways to teach your kids about money
In the video “3 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Money,” WalletWin founders Jonathan and Amanda Teixeira share practical strategies to instill financial literacy in children. Drawing from their personal experiences, they discuss the importance of early money education, offering actionable tips to help...
Song Reflection: Better Days by Amos Lee
“Still we’ve found a reason to carry on…” The search for hope, whether within us or around us, is daunting to say the least. Sometimes frightening, other times, angering—at the worst of times, lonely and seemingly solitary. Artist Amos Lee invites us into the real depth of this search. One that...
Praying With Your Spouse: A Step-By-Step Guide to Get You Through the Awkwardness
We hear it all the time…well at least in the crowds I roll with. Pray with your spouse. Yeah…okay, but what they really mean is to pray for my spouse. Nope. Wrong. They actually mean to pray with your spouse. Ugh…but that’s so awkward. The truth is that you are exactly right. It is awkward …really...
For the Mother Dealing with Post-Partum Depression
As I tossed and turned in bed, the rising sun caught my eye. I hadn’t slept well, like so many nights before. My swollen pregnant belly was to blame. He was due any day, a beautiful baby boy. And although this was the fourth child we’d be welcoming to our family, his arrival and the months that...
Do Wives Have to Be Submissive?
"Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22) Woah! Come again? On the list of controversial and misun...
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