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All Out of Tears

David’s Lies Pushed Sarah to Leave ... or Love

January/February 2009 Issue | Posted by Danielle Bean in Marriage

Sarah drove her kids home from soccer practice in a rage. Hot tears stung her eyes and she wiped at them furiously.

In the backseat, the kids paid no attention. In recent months, they had become accustomed to seeing their mother in tears.

Sarah hadn’t always been a weepy mother. In fact, she was an... READ MORE

Filed under divorce, family, marriage, support

Unfaithfully Yours

Julie and Chris were living in marital hell until Julie’s night alone on the kitchen floor ...

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Marriage

By Chris and Julie Francis


Julie:

Christopher and I met in high school and began our “dating” relationship much like our many peers of the mid-1980s. It wasn’t so much a “courtship” as a physical relationship where we sought to fulfill ourselves rather than one another. We had no understanding at... READ MORE

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Stolen Dreams

Would Henry’s secret shoplifting addiction rob them of their marriage?

March/April 2009 Issue | Posted by Kate Wicker in Marriage

By Kate Wicker


During their two-year courtship, Henry Markston stole Cecilia’s heart. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first or the last time he would steal something. More than 20 years into their marriage, Cecilia would discover that her husband harbored a secret that would tear at the very fabric... READ MORE

Filed under counseling, crisis, divorce, marriage, shoplifting

When ‘Home for the Holidays” Never Ends

One family’s Christmas meltdown over a ‘boomerang’ son who won’t leave home

November/December 2008 Issue | Posted by Wayne Laugesen in Marriage

im came home to visit her parents for the Christmas holiday. She hugged her mother Shirley and her father, Deacon Dan. She looked at her brother, with whom she had always been close.

“Hey, Boomer,” Kim said. “How’s the basement these days?”

She had been home all of one minute and the tension was thick.... READ MORE

Filed under adult children, marriage, parenting

18 Places to Fall in Love With Your Spouse

Successful Christian marriages may be best seen as a triangle with God at the top and each partner at the lower corners. The closer we draw to God, the closer we’ll be to each other.

May/June 2008 Issue | Posted by Tammy Darling in Marriage

Mignon McLaughlin once said, “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” If you’ve ever gone a month without spending any real quality time with your spouse, you know how negatively it can affect your marriage. All relationships need to be nurtured, and... READ MORE

Filed under dating, love, marriage

­Falling out of Balance

Kristen’s volunteer efforts were admirable — but at a cost

July/August 2008 Issue | Posted by Wayne Laugesen in Marriage

Kristen and Matt had five kids at home when Matt was laid off from his medical technology job in New Mexico. Life had been chaotic and stressful over the years, but now it was worse.

Just to keep bread and milk on the table, Matt quickly went to work for two guys with a pickup who had a makeshift landscaping... READ MORE

Filed under balance, volunteering

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