Naomi and I had been married for around 5 years when we began the Together course with a slightly younger, recently married couple. I think all of us would say we found the course really helpful on three levels; we got to know our respective spouses better, we got to know the other couple better, […]
Like a fuel boost. A Day Together has been a great additive to our marriage. A day to talk a bit deeper and reflect on where we are going with communication and purpose.” This is what we love to hear! Twenty six couples attended our recent A Day Together (ADT) event in Rochester, one of […]
‘…DON’T FIX IT.’ That’s received wisdom and makes perfect sense, for our back garden gate. It’s wonky and the latch no longer connects, but who cares? A handy cord keeps kids and dogs securely locked in. Most of the time. Applying the ‘don’t-fix’ rule to relationships seems to work okay. We rock along in the […]
Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg recently gave a moving tribute to her husband who died: “Dave was my rock … We had 11 truly joyful years of deepest love, happiest marriage, and truest partnership I could imagine.” The Guardian newspaper reported that President Barack Obama extended his sympathies to Sandberg and in a signed post on […]
Couples attending our Bournemouth ‘A Day Together’ event recently were very positive, with 100% rating it as either ‘excellent’ or ‘good’. Here’s a selection of comments: “Absolutely fantastic! Honest, down to earth speakers with helpful discussion times too. We both go home encouraged.” “A day well spent even for the strongest of couples.” “Worth every […]
Sally shares her story of struggling to conceive, the longings, questions and emotions she and husband, Graham, experienced. She explains how she wrestled with God but how ultimately her Christian faith helped her to find unexpected ‘blessings’ in their married life. Graham and I met twenty seven years ago when we were in our early […]
Are you drawn in, repelled by or intrigued by the hype surrounding the release of the film version of best-selling book: Fifty Shades of Grey? I’ve been reading lots of commentary recently and I don’t like the finger wagging brigade. There is something inside me that wants to do the opposite when someone says: “don’t […]
It never ceases to amaze me how God can bring people together in the most amazing ways. Why am I surprised? The FamilyLife team were running A Day Together event for couples at All Souls, Langham Place, London recently and at the end of the day I found myself in deep conversation with a […]
Sounds like ridiculous psychobabble or perhaps an oblique reference to sexual relations doesn’t it? Actually I was inspired to use the term ‘conscious coupling’ by the Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin who separated earlier this year explaining their decision as a conscious uncoupling. I’m not going to judge them because I have […]
There’s a lot of advice around to improve our relationships. Boring isn’t it…all that self-improvement! Instead here are some GREAT ideas to help you develop habits that will really mess them up… in reverse order… #10. Don’t do more than the absolute MINIMUM Your mantra should be “I’ll do my bit if you do yours” […]
