Focus on THIS and Have Better Holidays!
Adults and children alike, all long to know they are significant—that they matter; and they all long to know they are secure–they are loved and wanted.
Mark is an author, marriage counselor, and creator of PLEDGEtalk--a business for improving relationships through a step-by-step instructional guide to talk through conflict and better all communication.
You can find Mark, and his wife of 35 years, in Wichita, Kansas. Their two girls live in Tulsa, one is a Kindergarten teacher, and the other is a professor of Social Work. They also have a son in Miami who is a professor of Atlantic History.
Adults and children alike, all long to know they are significant—that they matter; and they all long to know they are secure–they are loved and wanted.
Last weekend I took my daughter Taya to see Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles. It was awesome! Now I have to be honest, being at Arrowhead, and watching the Chief’s win was great, but connecting with my daughter was the best part of the whole experience!
There’s a reason why most people struggle to have only a few solid relationships. They are hard and take a lot of work!
Your boss is mad. Your friend is really hurt. Or your spouse is going to chew you out. And you don’t want to hear it. What do you do?
Ok, straight up. I am not talking about literal running–like when you put those colorful shoes on. I am talking about running from disappointment in life.
I remember being disappointed over an incident with a friend and decided to talk with him about it. Before I got even two paragraphs out of my mouth, he jumped in telling me how he saw things from a different angle.
A father who abused you. A parent who abandoned you. With each wrong done, and pain endured, there is a person who stands in need of forgiveness.
When the holidays are right on top of us, it’s not uncommon to have mixed feelings. You want to enjoy the season but (and that’s the problem) there is a but.
It was a very historic week with the election – one in which has revealed a deep divide in our country. Many are rejoicing. Many are hurting. Many feel numb.
No doubt you’ve been there – thinking you need to address an issue in a relationship with a spouse, a child, a friend, or a boss. You have been putting it off for as long as you can. Peace is what you really want, but you can’t find it. Your only options are to bury […]
