Why Your Marriage Needs to Be A Priority

Why Your Marriage Needs to Be A Priority

Karen Norris
Marriage

The dependency children have can pull at you to make it the priority, the most important thing, but in reality, it needs to be less important. Not at the bottom of the priority pile (those kids gotta eat), but just slightly less important than another relationship: the relationship with your spouse.

People often talk about needing to make marriage important now because someday it will be just you and your spouse and you’ll be strangers to each other. While this may be true, marriage needs to be important now because it can impact your family now.

When Mother's Day isn't Happy

When Mother's Day isn't Happy

Karen Norris
Motherhood

Mother’s Day can be a wonderful day to celebrate your mom or be pampered by your own children, but it’s not a joyful occasion for every woman.  There are many women out there who struggle in the weeks leading up to Mother’s day of their pain.  Maybe their pain is as a daughter-if the relationship is strained or their own mother has passed away. Or maybe they’ve had heartache on their own journey to motherhood: childlessness, infertility, or loss.  These can be incredibly painful events and Mother’s Day is not only a reminder of their pain, but a stark contrast to the joy that it seems everyone else must be feeling.  If you know someone who may find this Mother’s Day difficult, here are a few tips to remember.

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