My Family Blog

Marriage means sharing a life you create that incorporates the interests, the needs, and the plans of two separate people. Having children brings a whole new ingredient to this mix. Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

The simple idea that getting married and having children always go hand-in-hand is as outdated as the super large cell phones of the early 1990′s. Few couples today assume that having a child autom… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

It seems to be a problem that is never really addressed before the wedding. I’m not talking about the potential disaster of joint bank accounts, or how you’re going to combine all of your “stuff” w… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

If you were CEO of a fledgling company, knowing it had great potential to be a solid and productive Fortune 500 business, how would you handle the day-to-day operation? Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

Having the same religious and spiritual beliefs are part of criteria many people use when seeking a marriage partner. They feel strongly that the person they are going to marry should have the same… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

There is probably not one person reading this who, at one time or another, has not contemplated a divorce. It happens to all of us. As we go through the seasons of our marriage there are times of b… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

Forgiveness in marriage takes a bit of courage. Little things are easy to forgive. We automatically say “I’m sorry” for small things. But when hurtful words or actions occur, the hurt lingers and f… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

Checking our snail-mail at home, I saw a beautifully inscribed wedding invitation. It was from a divorced couple I knew. They were re-marrying each other. “Come share our happiness as we celebr… Read more from source:“familylobby.com” Incoming search terms:would you remarry your ex spouse

One of the most testing aspects of any relationship is dealing with the mental illness of a spouse. The vow we so blithely take, “in sickness and in health,” takes on serious consequences when we a… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”

The media circus over Anna Nicole Smith’s estate, her final wishes, and guardianship of her baby girl has brought the subject of wills to the forefront of the news. It reminds us that everyone shou… Read more from source:“familylobby.com”