10 Ways to Energize Your Marriage
Oxygen cannot be seen or smelt; yet, it’s vital to life. I happen to know this first hand from my days serving aboard a nuclear submarine. During that time, one of my jobs was to generate oxygen for the crew in order to keep them all alive. It was a rather complex...
Unhappy Ever After
What happens when our life stories don’t have a happy ending? We all love the story of the person who overcomes some great life challenge. You know the triumphant and heroic accounts shared of people, who crashed and burned, only to rise up and soar to new heights. We...
Software Update 2.0: Forgiveness
I recently logged into my website to post an article, and I was met with familiar notifications. Three plug-in updates, one theme to update, and a new version of Wordpress to install. I’m pretty certain there’s a new update to run for every time I change my clothes!...
The Tapestry of Life
Have you ever heard of the Bayeux Tapestry? (Watch a short Youtube video about it HERE) It’s a 230 feet long medieval tapestry (that’s about the length of 3 swimming pools) depicting the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The longest tapestry in the world, it now...
Predicting Marital Success
Pre-marital counselors are often the first to get a behind-the-scenes view into the way fiancés interact. After all, seeking an outside perspective is the reason couples seek these types of consultations, even if they’re very sure they are right for each other. A...
The Power of Showing Up Rather Than Giving Up
Meet Mandy Harvey! Every now and then a great story comes along, and this is one of them. Mandy Harvey wanted to be a singer her whole life - it was her life long dream. She was studying for that dream when her life made a major turn. At the young age of 18, she...
Should Christians Practice Mindful-Awareness?
I recently returned from a training about the use of Meditation and Mindful Awareness, the practice of maintaining a moment by moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and environment. It was explored in depth as a method for helping clients to stay present and reduce...
36 Questions That Lead to Love
There’s been a lot of buzz in psychological studies lately in regards to love. Psychologist Arthur Aron researched how asking and answering certain questions can actually cause people to fall in love. In fact, Aron has compiled a 36-question list, broken down into 4...
What to Expect From Counseling
Last month I posted an article on knowing when to seek counseling. Because I understand that people have many more questions in regard to counseling, I wanted to offer more help by answering a lot of common questions. My goal is debunk a few myths, offer clarity, and...
About That Negative Voice in Your Head
How that Negative Voice in Your Head Gets Louder: And How to Stop It Have you ever run into a Negative Nellie, someone you wish would just let up a little bit? Have you ever tried to cheer Nellie up, only to find that her constant negativity won’t budge? You might...