by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 29, 2022 | Marriage Article
CONFESSION: I chased the next big event (set in the future) for much of my life. The chase caused me to miss many of the blessings granted each day. After many years of this chase and many birthdays and moving into retirement, my life has slowed, and I have become...
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 26, 2022 | Marriage Article, Realize a Purposeful Marriage
I’m walking out on a limb to point out the greatest predictor of loving, lasting marriages. I think the limb will hold my weight and more. That implies I’m confident about this declaration. My confidence rests on my personal marital experience, years of...
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 22, 2022 | Have Fun!, Marriage Article
Researchers suggest that a novel experience together makes for a lasting memory. For our 25th Wedding Anniversary, we took a cruise. That ranks at the top of our memories together. Here’s an idea: why not add a bit of novelty to one of your favorite activities....
by Bill Hutcheson | Apr 20, 2022 | Develop Gratitude, Marriage Article
You’ve heard of microeconomics, micromanagement, microteaching, microbrewery, and even micro fishing (fishing in small creeks). So allow me to coin one more micro-word: microgratitude. Microgratitude describes expressing thanks for the most minor acts, attitudes, or...
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...
