by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 20, 2022 | Improve Spiritual Life, Marriage Article
Regular self-examination keeps a person from drifting. What do I mean? I realize that if I don’t daily remind myself to live by my own philosophy, I will drift from those moral and ethical moorings. My Spiritual Mooring My life philosophy finds its mooring in the...
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 14, 2022 | Have Fun!, Marriage Article
We sat in our very small backyard barefoot, reading a book together. Mary Beth suggested this as quality evening together time to “ground” us. Before getting to our experience, let me comment on “grounding.” If you’re like me, you...
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 14, 2022 | Develop Gratitude, Marriage Article
One kind act often echoes through the day! Have you noticed? Someone extends an unexpected kind word or deed, and its sweet aroma wafts back through your memory throughout the day. Sunday morning, March 27, 2020, I unloaded our exhibitor booth contents on the Georgia...
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 14, 2022 | Communicate Better, Marriage Article
Read these two scenarios and identify which best represents your style. SCENARIO ONE: The scene is in the living room after dinner on a weeknight. The husband is sitting in his easy chair. The wife just returned from cleaning up after dinner .WIFE: “We never talk...
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 11, 2022 | Accept Personality Differences, Marriage Article, Tips for a Better Marriage
My bride thinks and talks in concrete terms. I think and speak in abstract terms, like metaphors. Mary Beth lives in a world of detail. I live in a world of big ideas. So, what happens when we communicate about something we perceive as important? Yes, we can...