What makes a great marriage? I have been meaning to write this article for some time but have had so much to write about on what makes a good parent, I haven’t had the time.

First point is great marriages don’t just happen. Some couples will say they do, but in fact, they don’t. The beginning place of what makes a great marriage is based on the foundation that the couple is a team. Not a team like modern professional sports where a better offer comes along and you go to that new team, but like the old days where a player spends his whole career with that team. What makes a great marriage is following through and holding up to those vows that you signed a contract to. Sounds easy enough. Right? Yeah, sure.

Let’s talk about what steps make a great marriage for those wanting to be married.

1. Never marry your opposite.

Yes, opposites attract. Here’s why you Continue reading The Making of a Great Marriage

Today, we are going to talk about the issue of what happens when parenting styles are different. We hear a lot about parenting styles these days in regard to blended families and their problems. The truth is there are many parenting styles but what is most important is that the core values of the parents are in sync. What we mean by core values are those values that are most important to the parent.

For instance, love is a core value. Now, we can all agree that love is important in the home and most parents will express it to some degree.

We will now take a commonplace example of a core value, that although it seems like nothing, can really disrupt blended families. The core value of Continue reading Help with Blended Families: Part 3