by Maddie Brouwer | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Marriage
We’ve all heard it before. Marriage is HARD. With the high rate of divorce today, it may be scary to begin this adventure with your significant other. So what can you do before tying the knot to create a beautiful and lasting partnership? Many couples seek counseling...
by Colin McFarland | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Marriage
The words “I love you” get thrown around pretty liberally these days. It’s understandable why people use it so often. After all, who doesn’t want to love and be loved? But do we really know what it is to love, to truly love, the way the Bible teaches us to love?...
by Colin McFarland | Nov 3, 2022 | Blog, Care & Counseling, Marriage
As a parent of a teenager, it can be so difficult to know how to have important conversations with your child. Perhaps you resonate with a conversation like this that happens daily or weekly: Parent: Hey! How was school today? It is so good to see you!Child: Oh…it was...
by Colin McFarland | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog, Care & Counseling, Marriage
Seeing at-risk marriages saved and transformed is close to the heart of God, and our church. Too often, couples are told by the world that their problems cannot be solved and they should, therefore, divorce. However, this perspective fails to consider the reality of...
by Colin McFarland | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Community, Family, Marriage, Values
Marriage is hard. Even the happiest married couples know the road can get bumpy. You may even experience times when you fear your relationship may not make it, and one or both of you may begin to lose hope. You’re not alone. Other couples have faced what you’re facing...
by Colin McFarland | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog, Care & Counseling, Family, Guest Author, Marriage
“We just drifted apart.” We will never know how many times this statement has woven itself into stories of marital crisis and divorce. We all know that having a great marriage is hard work and that a perfect marriage is impossible. So how do imperfect marriages stay...
by Colin McFarland | Apr 22, 2019 | Care & Counseling, Family, Guest Author, Marriage, Parenting
When Everything Falls Apart | The Struggle and Journey of Infertility For a hopeful couple, some of the hardest words to hear are “You can’t have a baby.” In a moment, the future they’d hoped for of raising a family of their own flesh and blood dissolves. The...
by Colin McFarland | Aug 1, 2018 | Guest Author, Marriage
Happily Ever After—Or is it? Congratulations! You’re married! You made it through the wedding and now it’s time to start your life together as husband and wife. It’s smooth sailing from here, right? Well, maybe not. No matter how long you’ve been together, there will...
by Kelly Meadows | Jul 25, 2018 | Guest Author, Marriage
4 Things I Wish I’d Known Before “I Do” It’s hard to know what you don’t know until you’ve been to a place you’ve never been. This is especially true in marriage, and there are new challenges every day. Here are some things you might find you wished you knew for just...
by Kelly Meadows | Jul 18, 2018 | Guest Author, Marriage
Two Assumptions We Make When We Think We’ve Found “The One” “I think she’s the one for me.” We hear this phrase a lot when people start dating. Dating can end in one of two ways: (1) you get engaged and then married, or (2) you break up or are otherwise separated....
