Articles

1. 8.27.06 Commitment – Resolving conflict, listening
2. 9.3.06 Conflicts are good in a marriage relationship – LUV (listen, understand, validate)
3. 9.10.06 Throwaway society spreads to family – Unconditional love
4. 9.17.06 In marriage and in life every action has it’s consequence
5. 9.24.06 You can’t give too much
6. 10.1.06 Marriage, where the difference makes the difference – his needs, her needs
7. 10.8.06 Marriage without forgiveness isn’t
8. 10.15.06 Why marriages fail – escalation, invalidation
9. 10.22.06 Why marriages fail - negative interpretations, withdrawal and avoidance
10. 10.29.06 Danger! Marital drift ahead
11. 11.5.06 Danger! Marital drift ahead (part 2)
12. 11.12.06 Marriage versus the in-laws
13. 11.19.06 De-stressing Christmas for the family
14. 11.26.06 Relational bank accounts – Harley, Love Bank
15. 12.03.06 Languages of Love
16. 12.10.06 More Languages of Love
17. 12.17.06 Tradition – Good when done right
18. 12.24.06 Don’t settle for a good marriage
19. 12.31.06 Move your marriage from better to best
20. 1.07.07 Everything matters, but check your priorities – don’t sweat the small stuff
21. 1.14.07 Hard love or soft love
22. 1.21.07 Don’t go there!
23. 1.28.07 Listen if you care
24. 2.4.07 Courtesy Counts
25. 2.11.07 Words Can Hurt
26. 2.18.07 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
27. 2.25.07 Hot Topics Aren't Healthy to Hide
28. 3.4.07 Boundaries Make Good Relationships
29. 3.11.07 Without Boundaries in Life Chaos Reigns
30. 3.18.07 Fix Relationship Before Problem
31. 3.25.07 Images Convey Messages Better Than Words Do
32. 4.1.07 Continue Learning How to Communicate With Images
33. 4.8.07 Anger Kills Communication
34. 4.15.07 Control Your Anger; Don't Let It Control You
35. 4.22.07 Domestic Violence Is Never Acceptable
36. 4.29.07 Marriage Is Like a Tree in Your House
37. 5.6.07 Three Rules are Secrets of Successful Marriage
38. 5.13.07 Don't Wait for Tomorrow to Tell Mom You Love Her
39. 5.20.07 Forgiveness is Difficult but Will Improve Your Relationships
40. 5.27.07 When Times Get Tough, Reflect Back on Your Marriage Vows
41. 6.3.07 Esteeming Your Marriage Partner
42. 6.10.07 Believe It or Not, Standards Do Matter in Today's World
43. 6.17.07 A New Beginning in Marriage
44. 6.24.07 Fatherhood's 12 Secrets
45. 7.1.07 Levels of Communication
46. 7.8.07 Break the Communication Sound Barrier
47. 7.15.07 Saying "I'm Sorry" Can Sometimes Have Many Different Meanings
48. 7.22.07 Our Apologies Must Communicate Our Feelings Effectively in Marriage
49. 7.29.07 Can Men and Women Really Relate?
50. 8.5.07 Unconditional Love and Respect
51. 8.12.07 Honor One Another With Respect, Love
52. 8.19.07 Commitment and Communication: Two Ingredients Key to Marriage
53. 8.26.07 Get Your Life Priorities Straight
54. 9.2.07 Can Marriage Thrive with Age?
55. 9.9.07 We All Need to be Needed, Even When We Get Older
56. 9.16.07 Fathers are Very Important in the Family Structure
57. 9.23.07 Caress the Spirit to Make It Thrive
58. 9.30.07 Your Anger - Is It Definitive or Distorted?
59. 10.07.07 When Angry, Take Time to Step Back, Analyze Feelings, Actions
60. 10.14.07 Communication and Forgiveness Work Best Together
61. 10.21.07 I Failed to Listen with Understanding
62. 10.28.07 Fights Can Sometimes Lead to Peace in the Family
63. 11.4.07 LOVE is More than Just a Feeling
64. 11.11.07 Money Management is Important for the Home
65. 11.18.07 Changes are Necessary to Fix Life's Problems
66. 11.25.07 Each Can Choose to Change for the Better
67. 12.02.07 Love is More Beautiful As It Ages
68. 12.09.07 The One the Father Loves Most
69. 12.16.07 Love and Fear, the Two Most Powerful Motivators
70. 12.23.07 Unconditional Love Calls for Trust and Vulnerability
71. 12.30.07 Instead of New Year’s Resolutions, Strive to Meet Goals
72. 1.6.08 Take Advantage of All Growth Opportunities
73. 1.13.08 Forgiveness and Trust are Not the Same
74. 1.20.08 Can You Hear Me Now?
75. 1.27.08 Listening to Help Others Discover Themselves
76. 2.3.08 How To Tell If Your Marriage Is In Trouble
77. 2.10.08 Love Through the Eyes of Our Children
78. 2.17.08 Do Your Weaknesses Identify Your Strengths?
79. 2.24.08 Make the Unexpected Expected
80. 3.2.08 Marriage Mentors are There to Help
81. 3.9.08 Who Will Walk with Us? Marriage Mentors can Help
82. 3.16.08 The True Heroes in Our Society
83. 3.23.08 Setting Boundaries Means That We Care
84. 3.30 08 Enforce Children's Boundaries with Love
85. 4.6.08 A Happy Marriage is Good for Everyone
86. 4.13.08 Why is That Barrier There?
87. 4.20.08 How Can We Learn to Trust?
88. 4.27.08 Why Do People Have Trouble Hearing Each Other?
89. 5.4.08 Mother's Day is Next Sunday!
90. 5.11.08 Why Do Mothers Do It?  Maybe It's for the Rewards
91. 5.18.08 Putting the Past, Present, and Prospective in Proper Perspective
92. 5.25.08 Learn to be Sorry Without Defending Yourself
93. 6.1.08 Can You Love Others If You Don't Love Yourself?
94. 6.8.08 Push That Jungle Back
95. 6.15.08 Fathers Are Warriors, Lovers
96. 6.22.08 Anger: Let It All Hang Out, or Stuff It?
97. 6.29.08 Girls play with dolls: boys play with tigers
98. 7.6.08 Who or what sets your priorities?
99. 7.13.08 Do our words tear down or build up others around us?
100. 7.20.08 What is this marriage journey about, anyhow?
101. 7.27.08 Magazine looks at the secrets to a happy marriage
102. 8.3.08 Learning how to fight fair can be a very important step
103. 8.10.08 Can we really be trusted?  What happens when trust is broken?
104. 8.17.08 Can it work the second time around?
105. 8.24.08 Remember, the 'how-to' will follow the 'heart-to'
106. 8.31.08 Your heart will follow what is in your thoughts
107. 9.7.08 Move from brokenness to repair in your marriage
108. 9.14.08 Don't let possessions possess your children
109. 9.21.08 Give your children love not more stuff
110. 9.28.08 Do you know when you have a problem to solve?
112. 10.5.08 Take the Love Dare in your marriage
113. 10.12.08 Should we tell the whole truth?
114. 10.19.08 'Living together better than marriage?
115. 10.26.08 Seasons of make-believe.  What's real?
116. 11.2.08 Forgiveness is not forgetting
117. 11.9.08 Half full or half empty?
118. 11.16.08 Adversity can be eye-opening
119. 11.23.08 Be open and communicate
120. 11.30.08 Thankfulness needs to be in our actions, vocabulary
121. 12.7.08 How well do you know, understand your spouse?
122. 12.14.08 Helping creates a happier Christmas
123. 12.21.08 When something happens, whose fault is it?
124. 12.28.08 Make it your goal to improve your marriage this coming year
125. 1.4.09 Is your marriage normal?  What does normal mean?
126. 1.11.09 Is your marriage in trouble?
127. 1.18.09 Is it possible for us to break our bad habits?
128. 1.25.09 Is there a right time to get angry?
129. 2.1.09 Do you feel like a failure?
130. 2.8.09 Keep your spouse happy all the time (not just Valentine's Day)
131. 2.15.09 Do we really know ourselves?
132. 2.22.09 Make a habit of change
133. 3.1.09 Pornography will destroy marriage, you
134. 3.8.09 How to affair-proof marriage
135. 3.15.09 Costly to develop close relationships
136. 3.22.09 Tell others you appreciate them
137. 3.29.09 Is criticism good or bad?
138. 4.5.09 What is your foundation? Relationships should go deep.
139. 4.12.09 Get ready, get set. I Do! Prepare for your marriage
140. 4.19.09 Managing your anger
141. 4.26.09 Don't play god or victim, you'll get angry
142. 5.3.09 Let our girls be girls before they become new mothers
143. 5.10.09 Gift to mother of my children
144. 5.17.09 Serving others is well worth it
145. 5.24.09 Society and all of its rules - who needs them?
146. 5.31.09 Are love and commitment the same?
147. 6.7.09 Come in from the cold; become a warmer spouse
148. 6.14.09 Love involves some sacrifice
149. 6.21.09 Fathers matter to kids
150. 6.28.09 Seek to help those who are hurting
151. 7.5.09 Husbands, build love with wife
152. 7.12.09 Are you wounded or broken?  Learn to be humble
153. 7.19.09 Is it the rules that break us or make us?
154. 7.26.09 Do we commit to others or just to ourselves?
155. 8.2.09 To lie or not to lie
156. 8.9.09 Tell the whole truth
157. 8.16.09 Authority and obedience important in relationships
158. 8.23.09 Don't play with fire; you might get burned
159. 8.30.09 Are you and your spouse incompatible? So what!
160. 9.6.09 Repentance is key to change
161. 9.13.09 Do you want your marriage to get well?
162. 9.20.09 When it comes to free advice, proceed with caution.
163. 9.27.09 Communication is more than just you talking
164. 10.4.09 Consider the motive behind spouse's words
165. 10.11.09 Saving your marriage without professional help
166. 10.18.09 Direct route may not get you there
167. 10.25.09 Learn how to 'why' questions that come up
168. 11.1.09 How to affair-proof your marriage
169. 11.8.09 Fight the battles so everyone wins in end
170. 11.15.09 In marriage, spouse covers your back
171. 11.22.09 What does it take to change?
172. 11.29.09 How to make the forgiveness happen
173. 12.6.09 Strive for forgiveness in relationship
174. 12.13.09 Give the gift of love this year
175. 12.20.09 True love contains sacrifices
176. 12.27.09 Taking the road less traveled
177. 1.3.10 Can broken trust be restored?
178. 1.10.10 Does praise determine worth?
179. 1.17.10 Honor Sacrament of your marriage
180. 1.24.10 Allow others to be responsible
181. 1.31.10 Want a better marriage? Water the lawn.
182. 2.7.10 Don't wait until the 'idiot' light comes on
183. 2.8.10 Strive to put your spouse first
184. 2.9.10 Healthy marriages benefit spouses, children
185. 2.10.10 A lasting marriage - at home with the Clyburns
186. 2.11.10 Healthy marriage makes sense - and dollars
187. 2.12.10 Marriage is forever, gets better and better
188. 2.13.10 Where are we, and do we want to stay here?
189. 2.14.10 The Butterfly Effect eases burden
190. 2.21.10 Do you really want to change?
191. 2.28.10 Don't be a jerk
192. 3.7.10 Can jerkiness be cured with these six steps?
193. 3.14.10 Do you live with someone who puts self first?
194. 3.21.10 Good friendships can make good marriages
195. 3.28.10 Use it or lose it
196. 4.4.10 Protect yourself from temptation
197. 4.11.10 Everyone has their own operating manual
198. 4.18.10 Who's to blame?
199. 4.25.10 None of us is perfect in a spousal relationship
200. 5.2.10 Divorce can ruin a child
201. 5.9.10 What a mother really wants is security
202. 5.16.10 Self-indulgence has an impact
203. 5.23.10 Following steps may help curb self-indulgence
204. 5.30.10 Giving a Memorial Day salute to the families
205. 6.6.10 What listening to another is not
206. 6.13.10 Listening is denying self
207. 6.20 10 Father STILL knows best
208. 6.27.10 Want your kids to be happy? Put marriage first.
209. 7.4.10 America's first power couple
210. 7.11.10 Forgiveness essential for a strong marriage
211. 7.18.10 The 'Tyranny of the Urgent'
212. 7.25.10 Women want to feel secure
213. 8.1.10 Women: Show respect for your husbands daily
214. 8.8.10 Judge not and be not judged
215. 8.15.10 Pay attention to spending habits
216. 8.22.10 Don't let 'brokenness' break you marriage