Tag Archives: hard work

Remember the Plan

The other week playing tennis, my partner and I were down 3 games to 1. ’Okay, let’s get it back to 3 all for starters,’ I said and she agreed. Then after we won the next game, we both said ‘remember the plan.’ One game was a particularly long drawn out game that went to a number of deuces, about twenty in all. We kept hanging in there telling each other, ‘remember the plan, remember the plan,’ repeating it like a mantra. It occurred to me then, that it’s not a bad analogy for marriage – to remember the plan. … Continue reading →

Marriage Tips From Two Long Lasting Marriages

I admit it I’m a romantic. Always have been and I guess always will be. So I love it when I come across real life romance stories, and to me there’s nothing more romantic than a couple who has been married for a long time and is still in love and married to each other. Today two couples share with us the secret of a happy, lasting marriage. Both couples have recently celebrated their 60 year wedding anniversary. You don’t get to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary without having learned a few things along the way. First there is Jack … Continue reading →

Why Do People Think of Marriage as Hard Work?

Or another way of looking at it is: why do people expect marriage should be easy? I’ve been thinking about this a lot the last few days. It started the other day when I was in the checkout lane at Target and couldn’t help but overhear the conversation behind me. It was between a mother and daughter. I don’t remember what sparked it, but at one point the daughter said, “I don’t even know if I will get married. I’m not sure I want the hassle.” To which the mom said, “Good for you. Question it. If I had it … Continue reading →

You Cannot MAKE Them Work Hard

Motivation and inspiration can be tricky things when it comes to how we parents can inspire out children to do the things we think they should. I remember before I became a parent how I assumed that I would be able to mold and make my children into the people I thought they should be. I was definitely one of those people (and only childless people truly believe this) who would say things like “My children are going to…” and “I’ll make sure that my kids…” In reality, we parents do the best we can but our children do not … Continue reading →