Traits For A Happy Marriage

Would you like to know why some relationships last and some don’t? Why some are happy and others aren’t? Researchers John Gottman and Robert Levenson found kindness and generosity were the keys. [...]

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The Sagging Mattress

Amidst all the talk of why 50 Shades of Grey is off base, I read a beautiful blog post written by Ann Voskamp. She says, “ . . . our mattress sags in the middle. . . the springs in the centre [...]

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Delighting Your Mate

“What do you want to do on vacation?” I had told my husband I had never seen the South and would love to go there on a car trip with him. Now he was getting the details, formulating a plan. We [...]

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The Journey

It’s been over five years since Bob and I started taking ballroom dance lessons. I remember the early days when we would rotate around the room apologizing to each partner: “I’m sorry. I have no [...]

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Eight Cow Bride

I love the old folk tale, “The Eight-Cow Bride.” It’s the story of Johnny Lingo, a shrewd native businessman who was known for always getting the best deal. One day a visitor arrived on the [...]

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