Life, Loss, and Living in the Mess
We had planned on having just two kids, so once Gavin was born, we were pretty convinced we were done. Except I didn’t feel done, so we decided to go…
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How I Learned to Trust After Attachment Trauma
After a childhood peppered with relational and attachment trauma, I survived—barely. I’d only begun to understand how early experiences shaped me. In the span of six months after graduating from…
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What Can I Do About My Husband’s Porn Addiction?
Silence about pornography addiction within the church is prevalent. Too often the one place that should be a safe haven for you isn’t. After all, who wants to tell other…
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Surviving Divorce by Learning to Grieve
At the top of Mount Bachelor the gnarled trees huddled together against the bitter cold. I had ridden this particular chairlift on many ski trips, but on this day I…
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Brokenness to Healing: Life After Divorce
I call the last three years of my marriage the dark years, as I struggled simply to function amid the chaos and turmoil that had entered my home. Our covenant…
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The Healing Power of Marriage
My husband, Keith, and I will be empty nesters in the fall, and we’re planning on doing some major changes to our house—rooms used for different things, different people staying…
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The Dementia Experiment
Gracie and Ken were married very young, at 20 and 21. “We always had a great marriage,” says Gracie. “Always had a great intimate relationship, touching, hugging, watching TV and…
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The Healing Power of Marriage
I have a quick quiz I’d like you to take. No boning up for this one. Just give the first answer that comes to your mind. 1. Who knows you…
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The New Monogamy
The Affair as a Catalyst for Positive Change The discovery of an affair can spark a crisis that can lead to a break in a pattern of negative interactions, such…
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