Josh was going out of his way this potluck Sunday. As he offered time and again to get Dr. L. something more to drink, we were pretty sure Josh had something up his sleeve. I never did find out what Josh did to the next cup of water, but [...]
Rough Spots pre-marital and post-marital counselfrom the rocking chair of 54 years of growing in love
by Dr. Bill Brink (Gretchen’s grandfather)
Pre-trip things we should be discussing are possible problems along the way: politics, religion, morals, manners, money, likes, dislikes, standards of behavior, and child discipline.
Work on the rough spots here and now. They are [...]
Pay Attention to the Signspre-marital and post marital counselfrom the rocking chair of 54 years of growing in love
by Dr. Bill Brink (Gretchen’s grandfather)
As we’re driving down the freeway of life, we have to pay attention to the signs. Don’t cross the double yellow line. Don’t go over the white line on your side [...]
I originally sat down to write about my love story, my “Happily Ever After”, but then–as happened many times before–I was convicted. Something that I never actually choose to feel: conviction. Isn’t it funny how the things we need in life (such as conviction) are hardly ever the things we actually want? [...]
Being the child of parents who successfully raised three children to “believe in” courtship, I’m often asked, “How did your parents do it? Did they just tell you not to date?”
Well, no. Training your kids to go against the grain of our society (and most youth groups) and “not date” involves much more [...]
