We are always likely to have various complaints about the person we are married to. When we live in the same house, sleep in the same bed, and live out daily life so intimately with another person, it’s just normal that we will upset and annoy each other. Deep down we might love each other
Rugby season is upon us Just yesterday Whittaker’s Chocolate launched their new limited edition blocks to support the All Blacks. The flavour of ‘Home’ is flat white and ‘Away’ is the delicate flavour of Japan, Matcha with pistachios. And so I thought I’d have some rugby fun of my own. In order to avoid a
John Gottman, author of the best selling book, “Seven principles of a great marriage” released a dvd a few years ago called “Making marriage work”. On the dvd he talks about the “masters’ and “disasters” of marriage. He studied numerous couples over many years, and discovered that there are 4 things that are characteristic of
Have you asked someone today “How are you?” or “Are you ok?” And did they respond with “Good thanks” or “fine”? I bet you have, and I bet they did. And generally, we just leave it at that. It kind of just rolls off our tongue without us actually thinking about what we are asking?
Are you good at lending an ear? Or put another way, are you a good listener? I bet you answered in the affirmative. Most people do. In the book “The Listening Life” by Adam S.McHugh, Psychologist David Benner is quoted as saying “most of us are not good at listening even though we think we are”, and that this becomes an obstacle to growth.
What does it mean to have an impact on your corner of the world? At FamilyLife, we desire to equip families, like yours, to grow …
Stuck in the mud A few years ago, I travelled with a few friends to go camping on a property their family had just bought …
They say “Love is blind” … and marriage is the cure. Or, marriage is like receiving a phone call in the middle of the night; …
In my final year of high school, I got into the hobby of photography. A friend and I took a week-long trip to go camping …
Drift. A marriage can never be stagnant. It is always going somewhere. You are either growing on your journey towards oneness, or you’re drifting apart. Every marriage finds itself somewhere on this spectrum between isolation and oneness.
The secret to “happily ever after” is finding your soul mate, right? Wrong! Here’s why; and an alternative mindset you may want to adopt. Relationship …
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