Happily Ever After is a Choice
By: Sabrina Peters
A happy marriage requires grace, forgiveness and the constant pursuit of inner peace and contentment. Read more
Tag Archive for: relationships
Embracing an Imperfect Marriage
Mark and Jill Savage open up about their own imperfect marriage — how they’ve tried to change each other, struggled with emotional intimacy, and needed counseling to work through their conflict. Read more
Me, Myself and I: The Self-Centred World of Teens
By: Rachel Doherty
Teenagers have a reputation for being selfish, but it’s better for parents to see this behaviour as self-centred instead. Read more
What We Learn About Hearing God from a Valentine
By: Tania Harris
A single friend of mine used to “go on a date with Jesus”. She would mark the event in her diary, set the table for two, light a candle and pray for the evening. I understood the sentiment, but still found it a little cringeworthy. Read more
Healing a Divided Australia: 5 Keys from Psychologist – Collett Smart
By: Clare Bruce
After months of national debate over marriage law, many relationships across Australia are suffering, and in need of some healing. Read more
Making Friends, Loneliness and the Bromance
By: Duncan Robinson
Something unusual and funny happened a couple of weeks ago. I made a new friend. It’s not something I anticipated happening, but I headed to one of my kids birthdays and struck up a friendship with a new buddy. Read more
Changing Your Relationships through the Power of Kindness
Just thirty days of kindness… you have no idea the difference it can make in a strained relationship.
Focus on the Family spoke with Shaunti Feldhahn on the simple power of being kind. Read more
Restoring Relationships with Good Apologies
By: Ted Cunningham | Focus On The Family
We all deal with difficult relationships. When a relationship is strained we need to find the words that bring healing, not strife and more destruction. Read more
The Power of Forgiveness
Tim Sisarich from New Zealand was asked by “Focus on the Family” to travel the world, making a documentary on the state of the modern family. However, he didn’t count on it raising issues in his own life. Particularly in the area of forgiveness. Read more
Conflict is inevitable: 10 steps to doing it right
Author: Amy Van Veen | Focus On The Family.
“The first five years were the worst!” Pam* said, laughing about her and her husband Jim’s* somewhat rocky pathway to healthy conflict. Read more