Silence Used to Be Golden The generation of my parents placed a high value on “being strong” and dealing with problems internally rather than quickly talking and sharing with others when they are troubled. The “strong silent type” was a very attractive characteristic to that generation,...
It is a common belief that we need to reduce stress in our lives in order to have a healthy, peaceful life. And yet at the same time, we are filled with admiration and awe as we view movies or read books recounting the exhilarating...
Isn’t it exciting to think about living an adventurous and fulfilling life? This desire for adventure and fulfillment is core to all of us as humans - God designed it that way. For many of us, it’s exciting to think about living a life where you...
When the right person comes along - a godly person that you can fully trust and relate to well, a person who is attractive to you, a person that you would be happy to have as the mother or father of your children - it...
When it comes to honesty in marriage, we often get the same general list of questions: Do you have to talk about everything? Is keeping secrets from your spouse ever okay? Are secrets always a hindrance to becoming "one" in your marriage? The issue of secrets in marriage is...
I don’t know about you but it is easy for me to make subtle judgments in my heart about another person’s motives. Sometimes it is actually discernment working to give me wisdom and caution about another person, but discernment does not bring separation and division...
We thought it would be helpful to highlight a NHM tool, as sometimes it can easily be forgotten to continue to apply "the tools" in our everyday life. Continually using the tools as a lifestyle will help you in all areas - spiritually, relationally and sexually. The...
Are you living from emotional excitement in your relationship instead of a commitment that is based in reality? For those of us who have a strong desire to be in a relationship, sometimes we end up falling in love with the idea of love more than...
It’s time to let ourselves be seen - not the calm and collected facade we parade before our peers trying to convince ourselves we are good enough. It’s time for our true selves to be revealed - the messy, scared and weak versions of ourselves....
Are both persons in the relationship willing to work through conflict? We must have a “yes” to this question if we want any hope of one day creating a successful marriage out of the relationship. In any relationship where there is true depth and continued growth...