Question: I've been divorced 5 years, and in that time my daughters have never liked any of the girls I've dated.  I have been dating my current girlfriend for a year, and we are getting serious, but they still won't accept her.  Sometimes they are actually rude to her. She is hesitant to take it to the "next level" because of my daughters.  What can I say to them to make them understand without them [...]

This is the first article of a new feature of A Miracle A Day… every Friday I'll write an article to answer a reader's question.  This first time, I'm answering a question that has been asked of me a few times, most recently the day after I asked for questions for this article. Question:I have been married for a few years, and we have children together.  During the time we've been married, my husband had [...]

Any marriage that lasts long enough is almost certain, at some point, to have something happen which strains, and possibly even breaks, the trust that is vital to its continued existence. It could be something that seems small to one person, and not to the other, like spending a significant amount of money without discussing it, or it could be something that both know is big, like cheating.   Whatever it is, once that trust is [...]

Only one thing is certain in life… we will all die.  Barring unfortunate accidents, chances are that you will see at least one person you love die before your own time comes. The death of someone you love can be completely devastating.  It has caused more than one person to completely fall apart, and even leads to suicides from time to time. On a smaller scale, it can lead you to become passive, to give [...]

Your anniversary is coming up, and you don’t know what to do to make it special.  You want it to be different, not the same old dinner and a movie, something creative, but just can’t come up with any ideas. For some reason, it is traditional that the man plan the anniversary events, although it’s certainly in the man’s interest to consult his significant other, too.  This can be a lot of pressure, especially since [...]

You have a good relationship going… you love each other, spend time with each other, maybe you've even gotten married.  After a while, though, you notice that you're not getting any closer.  You seem to have hit a plateau. Or maybe you're just getting started in a new relationship, and you really like the other person, but things just seem to keep cropping up… one or the other of you keeps doing little things that [...]

It is important in any relationship for both people to feel loved.  That isn’t too hard to figure out or remember. What isn’t quite so obvious, or easy to remember, is that your spouse needs different things to feel loved than you do.  How you show your wife that you love her is different than how you show your husband that you love him. I’ve already written about how to show your husband you love [...]

Spending time with the kids can be fun and rewarding, bringing you closer together as you build shared experiences, memories to look back on in the future. It can also be expensive, depending on what you do.  Amusement parks, last time I looked, generally cost $50 or more per person. You can, however, have fun without spending too much.  That's what this article is all about, fun and inexpensive things to do with your kids [...]

A person's father (or father figure) is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, influences in their life.  This influence can be either bad or good, but it's almost always there. If you want to give your kids a headstart on life, if you want to make life easier on them all the way from childhood up to middle age, and sometimes beyond, one of the best ways to do it is to be [...]

How strong is your relationship?  Is it absolutely, positively unshakable? If so, do you know why?  If not, do you know what the problem is? This article has seven “pillars” of a strong relationship… if all seven are standing firm, your relationship will be strong and reliable.  If one of them falls, the relationship gets a little more shaky, as the others have to pick up the added burden of support. The pillars all support [...]