Ever wonder if your childhood trauma is getting in the way of the life you want? It’s a thing. Undealt with “stuff” from our childhood damages our sense of identity. It’s normal for kids to look to parents to tell them who they are, but we really needed help looking toward God for that definition. …
Tag: criticism
Do you just LOVE the negative environment you’re in? Enjoying the constant complaining, criticizing, and condemning that’s going on? I didn’t think so… Wish you could change the atmosphere? You know the feeling, sitting around the dinner table, everyone talking about their day, but instead of a “this is what happened to me,” in a …
Dare #7 of The Respect Dare – If You Can’t Say Something Nice…
Having children is called a blessing in the Bible. It can also ruin your marriage. And not surprisingly, research actually supports this – marital satisfaction declines after children are born, and increases when they are all gone. For me, having kids in their teens and twenties has proven as emotionally exhausting as it was physically …
Are You Causing Problems in Your Marriage?
To think that we might be causing some of the problems in our marriage should shake us to the core. Like I said to my two teenagers yesterday, “Both of you are contributing to this.” I’m not off the hook, either. I know I am responsible for my share of the problems in my own …
Who Should Leave in YOUR Marriage?
This morning, I had the privilege of participating in a conference call with a group of women learning to respect their husbands. During the call, (and OH IT WAS EARLY… I was only half caffeinated, so I know any good came from God!) I was asked the most common question I get, which is, “How …