I read a great article today by Dr. Willard Harley titled "Why Women Leave Men". Harley stated that women tend to be more concerned about their marriage than men, buy more books on marriage, initiate most marriage counseling, complain more about their marriage to close friends and sometimes to anyone who will listen. They also file for divorce twice as often as men. The pace of life these days creates even more tension for us in the area of listening. In looking at my own life, my world moves almost at the speed of light leaving me tired and unable to really hear what others are trying to tell me. I've even noticed that my behavior can be a real...
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Ever notice what happens to water when it sits for a while? Water, in its purist form, is inviting, soothing, peaceful, refreshing and clear. When water is left to sit there is a film that comes over it, it turns cloudy and becomes a dingy, dark color. Before you know it, the dirtiness begins to attract other dirty things. If we are not careful our marriage will, over time, become stagnant just like water. What was once clean and pure fades into something that distances us from one other. Immediately, I begin to think of the amount of work it takes for Steve to keep our camp swimming pool in good condition. He must constantly spend time making sure it...
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