Whatever Bad Happens, I Choose Us

You can’t know everything that’s going to happen in marriage, but you can decide ahead of time how to handle it with the promise in your vows: I choose us.

I worry about blended families in quarantine where emotions are being processed in a place that doesn’t feel safe. For stepchildren and stepparents alike.

If absence makes the heart grow fonder, being sick and tired together sucks the fondness right out. But this quarantine means we’re stuck in this together.

Finding patience at home is one of the hardest parts of this quarantine life. My impatience grows as my cabin fever increases.

We know. The idea of your family having a service for Easter can feel weird and even sad. But this Easter at home can still be meaningful, memorable.

Often, we ask ourselves “How do I get my spouse to do things my way?” Yet arguments about the “right way” are rarely about what they seem.

Any semblance of date night just got drop-kicked out the door. But with a little commitment you can still make time together. 10 date-ins get you started.

The threat of COVID-19 has forced us to face the fear of death. It has become real: human life is fragile. But you can control the fear.

As COVID-19 shutdowns continued, we realized ongoing conversations with our kids were a must. But first, we needed to talk to each other.

This time of being quarantined is challenging! One surprising aspect might be how hard it is to adjust to being together 24/7.

With more COVID-19 closures, families are gathering at home and around the table again. If it’s been awhile, here’s insight on making family dinners work.

The effort to lump stepfamilies at church with biological families may have noble motivations. But it often leaves stepfamilies feeling unloved and unseen.

Helping the spouse of someone in chronic pain? Give them hope with these ideas.

Saying “I’m sorry” is one of the most important phrases you can say in any relationship. But it’s also one of the hardest.

Pornography drives our curiosity and shapes our sexual expectations. If you or someone you know is struggling to break a porn addiction, these tips can help.

Families and communities go through a long process to put pieces back together after a natural disaster. We can play a vital part of the recovery effort.

The brain magnet has shown that attachment—specifically, joyful attachment—is the most powerful motivator in life. No doubt, joy in marriage changes a home.

Mistakes and pain can label us. But if we tell our kids about our past we show them ways we are overcoming. Our kids need to know that too.