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The Marriage Blog Week in Review for April 14-20

What a week! It’s been crazy here between what’s been going on with my nephew, illness in the house and more. But it’s also been a really interesting week here in terms of our blogs from the proposed laws in Texas to Julie Gentry’s guest blog about the husband-in-law. Did you miss a story this week? Here’s your chance to catch up on our week in review: Saturday, April 14 In Tales of Marriage: The Unexpected Compliment, I talked about the great compliment my husband paid me with regards to my skills as a parent. It’s always good to hear … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Covenant Marriages & Texas Legislation

This seems like some heavy subject material to bring up this morning, but this landed in my inbox and I couldn’t help but bring it up for discussion. Recently, I talked about the proposed marriage license legislation in Nebraska. The legislation proposes that for every couple who goes through 10 hours of marriage education then they would only need to pay $30 for a marriage license and if they don’t take the class, then they’ll need to pay $100 for their marriage license. I thought the idea was worth exploring as a model for its effect on marriage. I still … Continue reading →