midlife marriage
The reluctant missionary
Written by Barbara Pocious
My husband, Michael, and I are regular people. So when our church put out the call for people to go to Peru for missions work, we were ready to drop an extra offering in the bucket and pray for the safety and success of the adventurous travellers.
Boomers and spending
Written by Steve and Laura Petherbridge
Forty years ago, American spending habits began to radically change. Instead of saving to make a purchase, people had a new option – credit cards. Unfortunately, many seniors are now experiencing the consequences.
Marriage veterans wanted
Written by Susan Graham Mathis
As I printed out the premarital assessment my daughter and her fiancé had taken, my heart pounded. My husband, Dale, and I had used the PREPARE assessment numerous times as premarital counsellors and found it to be reliable.
Until their last breath
Written by Bonnie Shoemaker
He was gone. I stared in disbelief, tightly grasping his hand, now lifeless and cool. I gazed upon the remains of the man who had brought stability to my life – the best father a girl could ever ask for. The hospice nurse gently checked his vital signs to call the time of death. “He’s gone,” she said softly. Tears streamed down our faces.
Hello again
Written by Dr. Debbie L. Cherry
Jan sipped her coffee and looked across the breakfast table at her husband. John was reading the newspaper as he’d done every morning for the past 28 years – nothing different – yet Jan felt everything was different.
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