Getting help. It’s the best thing we’ve ever done for our marriage. For us, the recognition came early on — just a few months into our marriage. We found ourselves having the same fights with the same results. Words of wisdom from a couple we look up to greatly rang in our ears: “Don’t wait […]
It has been a REALLY amazing and a REALLY tough year for us. Trust me, it’s totally possible for them to coexist! We are learning firsthand the beauty in suffering, if you’ll allow it, to transform you. And while I’m not quite ready to share about some of the things we’ve been walking through, I […]
When we first got married I honestly (and with the best intentions) believed in one of the quotes that’s often given as advice to married couples. “Happy wife, happy life.” I thought it came from a place of love and encouragement that, as men, we should support and love the ideas of our wives and […]
As I sat in the room on the final day of the marriage retreat, listening to couples voluntarily share their stories of both heartache and triumph, I was overcome with a realization (that may seem obvious). For marriage to work, we must die to ourselves. Die to our selfishness. Die to our PRIDE. Pride is […]