What If Your Story Changes?

Goals and Dreams, Simplicity

“Hey babe, what if next summer we set off on an adventure as a family and travel around the country in an RV for a year or two?” “I could see doing that.” A couple of hours later my wife comes to me … “There has to be a bigger reason to...

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

Sex and Intimacy

Sex is an important aspect of most every marriage. Your sexuality plays a major role in life. It influences how you dress, act, and interact with others around you. It’s everywhere. Stand in line at your local grocery store and see if you can avoid seeing the...

Helping When Help Isn't Really Wanted

Relationship Design

The scene is a couple driving in the car on the way to dinner: Silence for several minutes. “What’s wrong?” “Nothing.” A few more minutes of silence passed, “I know something is wrong. What’s going on?” “Nothing! Jeez, what am I doing?” “That’s just it! You’re...

Sexless Marriages

Sex and Intimacy

There are many marriages today that fall under the label of a sexless marriage. Newsweek estimates the number to be about 15 to 20 percent of couples. So what makes a marriage sexless? At face value this seems like a simple question. According to the literature, a...

The Gift of Presence, The Perils of Advice

Simplicity

The following is an expert adapted from On Being … The Gift of Presence, The Perils of Advice BY PARKER J. PALMER Advice-giving comes naturally to our species, and is mostly done with good intent. But in my experience, the driver behind a lot of advice has as...