Sharing a deep connection with the one you love is amazing – until it isn’t. Sometimes arguing with the one you love is just plain annoying. Why can’t we just get along and enjoy life together? Why is everything a battle? Eric and I have gone through seasons of ease and seasons of being constantly exasperated by the other. Why won’t she get going? Why won’t he calm down? Why won’t she be more outgoing? Why can’t he get it through his head that I’m an introvert? Why can’t she be more driven? Why can’t he be less driven? Relationships entail relating with someone else – and sometimes … [Read more...]
How Connecting with Friends Prepares you for Marriage
“Marriage is for adults.” That seems like an obvious statement, but all too often couples dive into marriage before they are “fully grown” emotionally. There is a reason we don’t pop out of the womb and immediately get married. We have to grow, learn, develop, and prepare for marriage – and friends are some of the best marriage preparation agents we could hope to find. Years ago, before I left for college, I remember a rather intense day trip with two of my friends. One of the three of us was simply not seeing eye-to-eye with the other two. She was edgy, cantankerous, easily angered, and … [Read more...]
Connection Memories: The Power of Reaching Out
When Eric and I married, we attended a church for a few years. For various reasons, it wasn’t the best match for us both as a couple. We then tried a number of churches to find the next church we could call home. We started attending this one church and I was finally getting to where I felt “okay” where we were. Then, one day on the ride home from the church we were attending, Eric said he really wanted to try a different church. A few of our former local clients had spoken so highly of their church, so he wanted to check it out. I’m sure I thought “Well, here we go again!” But, we visited … [Read more...]
Connecting When You Feel No Motivation
Some days, writing for this blog is hard. I sit down with my laptop and have the hardest time getting words down – after all, I want to make sure what I’m writing is worth reading. Still, distractions call me from all sides. I wonder if Susie has uploaded her vacation pictures to Facebook? I wonder what the difference is between a single camera and multi-camera comedy? I should eat something... again. On those days, I guess you could say I am just not motivated. After I reach a writing deadline (which I usually meet with mere minutes to spare), I usually write nothing the next day – not a … [Read more...]
Three Tips for Connecting with Your Opposite
Whenever I need to feel like a kid again, I can just pop The Sound of Music into the DVD player and let the last twenty years melt away. I don’t think there is an actor or actress alive who is as soothing as Julie Andrews is to me. I love Captain Von Trapp and Fraulein Maria’s love story in film because they grew to love each other (versus falling in love at first sight) – and because they loved each other despite their opposite personalities. There is no telling why I am inspired by such stories. ~wink~ Movies can teach us a lot, if we are paying attention. For that reason, we should be … [Read more...]
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