Marriage - Word From The Bird

Why Do Men Lie?

Why men lie and how understanding the why, can help you understand your man more.

Aging Well in a Youth Obsessed Culture

I’m 41. Forty. One. I am aging. I want to travel this journey with grace. Do you ever feel like it is impossible to age well in our youth-obsessed culture? Do you feel like you can’t keep up, or you are always having to get the next treatment or buy the next cream to keep […]

The One Phrase that Stops (almost) Every Fight in Our Marriage

Marriage is hard. It is so wonderful, but it is also challenging. Partly because you are as open and vulnerable with your spouse as you have ever been or ever will be, and that leaves you open to getting hurt. Here is one phrase that stops just about every fight that starts in our marriage. […]

Postpartum Depression: A Husband’s Story

Two Perspectives This post is one of a pairing. The first part was my wife’s story. My wife suffered from severe postpartum depression for three years after the birth of our youngest child. This was probably the most challenging season in our marriage, bar none. As people often do, my wife and I learned a […]

How to Live With Post Partum Depression

Two Perspectives This post is one of a pairing. We are hoping it brings encouragement to those facing the daily reality of living with postpartum depression. I suffered from severe postpartum depression for years after the birth of our youngest child. This was probably the most challenging season in our marriage, bar none. As people […]

8 Things Men Need in a Relationship

It’s common to think that men only desire their physical needs to be met in a relationship. But there are certain emotional needs they have, and by knowing what they are, you can better understand your man and how he thinks. This post may contain affiliate links. What a man needs – understanding men in […]

Dear husbands, this is why your wife gives you the stank eye as soon as you walk in the door from a long days work

First world problems within a marriage can sound pretty ridiculous when written out.

5 Steps to a Peaceful Relationship With Your Mother-in-law

The complex relationship of mother-in-law to daughter-in-law has long been an issue. But as daughters-in-law, are we completely helpless? I explain why we aren’t, and how you too can have an amicable, and tolerable relationship with your mother-in-law.