September 30, 2015 Crisis Support
Living in Domestic Violence Changes Who You Are The effects of being raised in a home where domestic violence and abuse are a daily occurrence, last a lifetime for the children raised in these homes. Any fear I’ve encountered in…
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Thinking before you speak is important in any type of relationship but especially so when two people are emotionally involved. Whether you are dating, living together, or married, the things you say to each other in the heat of the…
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A Marriage Needs Trust and Honesty You’ve met the man of your dreams. The man you want to spend the rest of your life with. You know he’s the nicest guy you’ve ever known. At this point you are wondering,…
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Only if they pass a Polygraph And even then….there’s no guarantee. This may sound harsh, but in reality, would you blindly trust the honesty of a stranger you just met in a bar? There is really no difference. Several years…
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What A Mother Should Do Is Not Always What A Mother Does Do Most mothers are well aware that there comes a time when they can no longer “control” what their children do or don’t do. So does that mean…
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There comes a time for all of us when our life here on earth is over. It can be a sad and emotional time for our families and friends. Nobody is ever prepared for the end even when we’ve been…
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It started about 5 years ago. What brought it on? Was it some sort of mid-life crisis? I guess I just woke up one morning and decided that time was ticking away. After all, I was in my late 50’s…
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January 1, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Take It Day By Day Having recently gone through this myself, I can tell you, it isn’t easy. Probably the hardest part to deal with is that feeling that you have failed. What’s worse, marriage is one of those things…
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Online Daters Are Real “Online Couples” But what does that really mean? Let’s face it, the online dating scene that stays at the online level…is a fantasy. It may be fun. It may be adding excitement to your life. It…
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September 18, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
“The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” Dr. Phil McGraw The Dr. Phil Show It seems more and more in recent years society almost condones cheating on your spouse. The general consensus seems to be…if it’s the first…
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August 23, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Plan Your Strategy When it became apparent to me that my husband and I weren’t going to make it as a married couple, my first reaction was, panic. What was I going to do now? It’s not like I’m 30…
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July 5, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
This seems to break down into a couple of different issues, in my opinion. However, no matter how I look at it, I can see no reason why prenuptial agreement should be compulsory. At least not in a country that…
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July 2, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
How I Dealt With My Rage More often then not, when couples reach the stage of divorce, anger is a big part of the picture. Anger twists your emotions in many different directions. Because of that, it is wise to…
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If It’s Not Broke, Why Fix It? What does that mean exactly? Why you can’t fix what you don’t admit. The biggest obstacles we must contend with when we are trying to correct the defects in ourselves are, justification and…
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May 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Stay in the Today Nothing hurts more then a divorce. Especially one you never wanted. Generally because you still love that partner, even after all that’s happened. Having recently gone through this myself, I can admit, there were days when…
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March 24, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There’s Nothing Left to Say You know the time has come. You are as prepared as you are ever going to be. Everything has been talked about and worked out, at least to the best of your ability. This day…
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March 8, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When You Have Exhausted All Options…It’s Time To Go I gaze at my husband and I know the time has finally come. The time when I can walk away and not have to look back without having to wonder…”could I…
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February 16, 2014 Communication
The fist thing you need to know, without a doubt is: You cannot change another person. That having been established, the sad truth is, everybody in the family of an alcoholic suffers from the disease. Make no mistake about it,…
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Without Parental Love, A Child Is Never Whole This seems a somewhat easy topic for me to write about. Although, it may be easy, is certainly is not without an abundance of pain for me and I’m sure, for others…
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January 15, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Anything worth having…is worth working for! Needless to say the list of “things that can kill a marriage” is long. However, those same things could just as well be on a list of “things that don’t have to end your…
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January 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
“Just Walk Beside Me and Be My Friend”~ Albert Camus Needless to say, there are a number of things a wife wants from her husband. All are important to the well-being of the wife and to the family as a…
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December 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
“Children would rather be from a broken home, than to live in one.” Dr. Phil McGraw For those who live in fear every day of their lives, the thought of trying to change it can be terrifying. More often than…
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December 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
With the divorce rates as high as they are all over the world, it’s safe to say there are a high percent of troubled marriages. If you’re in one of those marriages, what can you do to help turn the…
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