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Three Words Three words. So hard to say, but necessary to do. Especially in marriage, and especially when we’re out of sorts with each other. Ask me how I know! Those three words, I’ve discovered, are followed by two other sets of three words. All of them are necessary in healthy relationships, and all of…
DO not provoke There are two scripture passages that tell fathers not to provoke their children to anger. Ephesians says, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger.” Colossians says: “Fathers, don’t provoke (irritage, agitate) your children to anger.” Fathers are named in this passage, but it speaks to any parent in any stage of…
Why The Birds and the Bees? Why is the illustration of the birds and the bees used to catalog a way of teaching reproduction to children? Using this illustration is metaphorical at best and lazy at worst. When our children ask questions about sex, they’re usually not old enough to understand a metaphor. Parents breathe…
Mama’s Apron When Mama wore her apron (which was nearly every day) We knew that things would carry on in the-usual-sort-of-way. When Mama put her apron on, we knew that there’d be work; Indeed, she’d be willing us to help – how she’d frown to find us shirk! When Mama wore her apron, we knew that…
The Music of Marriage The rhythm of marriage assures harmony. A marriage can survive long-distance physical separation that is inevitable because of jobs and responsibilities. To do so requires the couple to make a concerted effort to stay in tune with each other, even when continents and oceans separate them. What about the “at home”…
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