September 18, 2015 Friends and Peers
When friends part company, regardless of who initiated the separation, they experience the same stages of loss as a death or divorce. They say the longer we are in a relationship, the longer the healing process. I personally believe this…
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August 12, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Looking across the room at a couple sitting close to one another, holding hands and showing signs of gray, it is apparent they are in love and open to one another. It is natural to wonder if they are married…
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Calculate eight hours a day, five days a week over a six month period of time spent sitting at a desk with little activity outside of work and then try on a pair of shorts. If you are wise, you…
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May 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The couple sat at the end of the table staring off to separate corners of the dance hall. The spinning globe above them spitting spots of light randomly across their blank stares. It was to be an evening of rekindled…
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May 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
To have a set standard on household chores within a family unit is certainly a process that takes place over time. Initially, young couples struggle to find a balance where both spouses are contributing within the household. However, the scales…
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February 15, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
To expect of another is only to expect of ones self, and yet, expectations in marriage can easily lead to disappointment in our spouse and eventually destroy the very essence of a loving and caring relationship. In the beginning, marriage…
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February 14, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
In any relationship, forgiveness is the glue that holds it together. Many relationships are severed, due to the inability to forgive. Infidelity, for example, is probably the straw that breaks the back of the marriage vows, in most cases, because…
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January 9, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
To fight fairly in a marriage, or in any arena, one must stick to the issue at hand. For instance, it would be counter-productive to bring up something that happened a year ago in the marriage if ones partner were…
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November 14, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Children go through the same stages of a divorce as the parents. So, initially, they are looking to the parent to provide stability through out these stages. They may not understand why they are sad, angry or confused and introducing…
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May 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Breaking up is hard to do, so the song says…and I know it’s true. If one has gone through separation or divorce, they know the beginning pain and stabbing feeling in the stomach that is called turmoil. It twists and…
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