by Nancy | Nov 7, 2023 | Communication Skills, Encouragement, Listening, Soul Mates, Uncategorized
I once had a neighbor who came from across the street and said, “I’m curious… I see couples pull up in front of your house fighting and crying and a few hours later they get in the car and spend a few minutes hugging and kissing before leaving. What do you...
by Nancy | Oct 10, 2023 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Encouragement, Habit Change, Listening, Problem Solving, Respectful Behaviors, Soul Mates, Uncategorized
Are you ready for an Elite Marriage Transformation Year? What would marriage transformation look like? Could you talk about anything without fighting? Or, just talk without the long, brutal silences? Do you want your marriage to be as you dreamed it would be when you...
by Nancy | Mar 24, 2020 | Appreciation, Encouragement, Problem Solving, Respectful Behaviors
Help! I’m going crazy! Face it! We’re all going through a crazy-making time. So how do you move through this time (however long it may turn out to be) without going crazy? Here’s some tips: Limit your news gathering time to 15-30 minutes tops. A steady diet of...
by Nancy | Apr 5, 2019 | Appreciation, Communication Skills, Conflict, Encouragement, Problem Solving, Soul Mates
Is your life looking like the blueprints you had in your mind ten or twenty years ago? Is your marriage living up to the dreams you had for it? Or are you suffering with a marriage or relationship that isn’t matching your plans? “When life doesn’t match your...
by Nancy | Jan 13, 2019 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Encouragement, Habit Change, Problem Solving
Recently a respected friend suggested I read Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D. I ordered it. It came. When I thumbed through it and discovered many pages of small print, I set it aside. “Not now. Maybe later.” Yesterday I opened it to...
by Nancy | Dec 12, 2017 | Encouragement
A big part of Christmas is the story of the three wise men and their journey to find the King. This story of an amazing journey comforts me because of my own periodic journeys into the unknown. I believe the wise men must have been on a spiritual quest that led them...