Forgiveness: Oil for the Engine Of Your Marriage

Forgiveness is the oil that lubricates and keeps the mechanisms of mar¬riage running smoothly. Unforgiveness, on the other hand, often resembles a self-erected wall intended to protect us from further hurt. The problem is this: the same wall that is erected for protection also shuts off the flow of love coming our way from others. It’s a no-win situation.

A Baker’s Dozen for Your Marriage

From my earliest memory, I heard the term “baker’s dozen” and knew that it meant 13 of something.  As a kid, I thought it was really cool that someone would name a dozen of something for our family.  It really came alive for me when, at about age 6, I was sent into a...

Converting a Marital Crisis Into A Fresh Start

“Help!  Our marriage is falling apart!  What should I do?” That is usually the gist of many emails and phone messages that come our way here at Marriage Foundations.  Strangely perhaps, our first internal response to these SOS calls is a thought like this: “Awesome!...

It’s All About Love

Where do you start a blog?  A friend, who has encouraged me to start this one, offered this suggestion: “Just tell them everything you know about marriage.”  Well, since Carol and I are about to celebrate 49 years of marriage, that could take a while, right? Don’t...