The “L” Word

No, not the cable series, the big four-letter word that can change our lives. The ‘L’ word in this case, is love. We love to hear it from the people in our lives that are important to us whether it’s our children, our spouses or our parents. The first time our significant other can say it to us, it can make our hearts do little flip-flops. Love is a word that seduces us. It permeates our music, our literature, our popular culture and our religion. The word is so powerful that it overcomes tragedy and unites even the most divided … Continue reading

Will This Couple Stay Together?

When we go to a wedding or hear about an engagement, we all wonder will they make it? Will that couple stay together? We’ll think about all the things they’ve done together and all the things they’ve shared and we think about it. We can’t help it, especially those of us who have grown up seeing our parents, parents of our friends divorcing. I, myself, grew up raised by a single mother and my grandmother. My grandfather died before I was born and I never knew my father. A study was discussed recently in Psychology Today that found many a … Continue reading