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How Great Thou Part

I am watching television, Code Black to be specific. No one loves the eighties as much as I do but it was full of questionable hair, questionable clothes, and questionable music. Rob Lowe, however, makes the decade worth revisiting. The producers of Code Black evidently agree. It’s week three of Rob Lowe. No, it’s glorious…

In the worst part of my marital strife, I became frustrated that my husband demanded the majority of my attention. The more he refused to continue in counseling, the bigger the problems became and the longer they endured. My children’s lives were interrupted. I wanted to fix things. I wanted to address the problems. I…

Everyone has a certain degree of ego. The question is how immense is that ego? A huge ego can cause a tremendous amount of strife and frustration in a relationship. It can also create a great divide in a couple. Thus, endangering the overall happiness or longevity of a relationship. Ego is the essentially the…

Let’s face it, it’s tough to beat the devotion of our ‘fur-legged’ friends. It’s part of the reason the world has a profound love affair with dogs. Dogs simply know exactly how to love us! I mean, it makes sense! They score extremely high in superior relationship qualities. Who wouldn’t crave the stellar traits of…

You’ve just had your heart broken. You’re under the covers, Kleenex in one hand and wine in the other, watching what else? The Notebook. After all, it was your favorite movie. You used to watch it together. Once you’ve sufficiently punished yourself with sappy romantic drama, you grab your phone. What could it hurt to…

I sink comfortably into the couch and toss the blanket over me. I grab the clicker and flip through the channels and land on a program about first-time mothers. A few tears take residence in my eyes. I remember being a first-time mom. I remember the playgroup girls I started out with that gave me…

Surprisingly, not all controlling behavior is overtly obvious. Control comes in all shapes and sizes. Thus, so does ‘being controlled.’ It’s important to identify the various differences because too often, a person may not realize they are actually being controlled. This may sound hard to believe, yet passive and subtle control linger quietly in the…

It is not uncommon for individuals to choose to remain in an unhappy marriage. Of course, there are those who do so consciously and will admit it. At the very least, to themselves. And then there are others, who are somewhat conscious but choose denial. Those individuals recognize their unhappiness but convince themselves and others…

“Is there a right way to pray?” I admit I found myself asking this question. I don’t think it is uncommon to ponder this while experiencing hardship especially when struggles are unable to be conquered but instead continue. We begin to wonder. Am I praying correctly? Am I asking the right way? Am I surrendering…

I was thinking about my last column. I knew something was missing. I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Then it hit me. It wasn’t just that I did primarily everything in a supposed ‘partnership’ called marriage. I was actually okay with that. I was comfortable, even proud in my role as a problem…
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