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Marriage and Intimacy
Since being diagnosed with depression I have been on about 5 different medications. Each one has a similar side effect that my husband hates: lowered libido. He often jokes that he can pinpoint the conception of our last two kids because they correspond with blue moons. He hates being a mid-twenty year old man living…
Seeking Charity
“In an effort to understand charity, it is important to know what it is NOT. It is not artificial good cheer. It is not a thin veneer of politeness on a distressed soul. It is not holding our tongues while judging and resenting others. Rather it is a sacred and heavenly gift,” (Goddard, 2009). Ho…
Duking it Out or Figuring it Out
According to Gottman (2015) in his book about marital principles, there are 2 forms of conflict: perpetual and solvable. Perpetual would be problems that don’t go away such as one wanting a baby and the other not being ready. Solvable are just that. Neither issue is easy or painless, but both are very real. I…
To Eternity and Beyond 