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Marriage: Marital Mayhem

Four Principles Guaranteed to Mess Up Any Good Relationship From over three decades of working with couples, four principles have repeatedly surfaced as part of those marriages that fell apart. While...

Marriage: Escalating Domestic Violence in Marriage

When All Hell is Breaking Loose...A Marital Game Plan When Facing Escalating Domestic Violence If you are reading this, you are likely facing some significant pressures in your most important relationships...

Marriage: Gifts at the Wall

Gifts at the Wall: Showing Reconciliation Intention   What is a WALL? A WALL is an intentional, emotional barrier that prevents relational connection. What causes these WALLS to go up? These     interpersonal...

Marriage: Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Problems with the “Ex”

  My husband and I are both on our second marriage. Our problem is his ex-wife. She's always in his face, whether it's about the kids, or money...if it's not one...

Faith: Cultivating a Strong Relationship with God During Difficult Times

Life can be filled with unexpected challenges, hardships, and difficult times that test our faith and resilience. When faced with adversity, many people turn to their faith and spirituality for strength,...

Parenting: FAMILY FOOTPRINTS—The Non-negotiable Steps for Leading Well at Home

I grew up enjoying the childhood activity of ‘follow the leader’. Back in the prairies, it was especially fun to play after a fresh snowfall on our way to and from...

Marriage: The Memorable Impact of Missions on Marriage

Dave: We are writing this from Guam, just a speck of an island in the middle of the South Pacific. Donalyn: We are finishing our 6th week on a South East...

Marriage: 4 Ways to Create Exclusive Entanglement in Marriage

In our previous home, I had planted two clematis vines along our front walkway. Keep in mind I am no big gardener. Over time as they climbed up the posts, they began...

Marriage: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy

Loving in “3D”: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy The month this article went to print, Donalyn and I celebrated 44 years of marriage! That’s a ton of relational experience trying to get marriage...

Marital Prayer Part 1: What Happens When a Couple Prays Together?

Marital Prayer Part 1: What Happens When a Couple Prays Together? Praying together. It just sounds right. After all, shouldn’t couples that are supposedly seeking God be reaching out regularly as...

Parenting: Developing A Family Mission Statement

Knowing Why You are Developing a Family Mission Statement Life is about choices. When you intentionally make the right decisions, so many things will go well in the life of your...

Marriage: Growing Together Spiritually

ANCHORED FOR LIFE: Growing Together Spiritually Donalyn and I have stayed strong in our marital and faith climb for nearly 42 years. We are asked many times these kinds of questions....

Parenting: The Ups and Downs of Summer Family Vacation

For most of us, we don’t get enough time together with those we love the most. Summer family vacations are designed to be great catch-up times to reconnect parents with kids....

Marriage: Our Top 10 Tips for Resolving Conflicts in Relationships

Attitude is key; you must want to resolve the conflict. Willingly put your heads and heart together to solve the problem. 1. Agree that problems are a normal part of all...

Marriage: Til Death Do Us Part

What a Way to Go It was a living reflection of the famous touching movie “The Notebook”. Really no different than the characters that Gena Rowlands and James Garner played in...