Why Do Older Married Couples Get Divorced? (And What You Can Do so It Won’t Happen to You)
It can be quite shocking and discouraging to hear that apparently happy old married partners have chosen to divorce. Moreover, when a well-liked, celebrity couple like the Gores announce they are ending their 40-year-old marriage for no apparent reason it can make us quake in our boots. Could such a disaster happen in your marriage? …
The Pharmacist Review: How One Man Turned His Grief Into Advocacy
When Dan Schneider learns about his son’s murder at the hands of a drug deal gone bad, he’s not sure if he and his wife can go on. It was so unexpected. So tragic. Grief-stricken and with police leads dry, he picks up the pieces and begins a quest into solving his son’s murder. The …
Relationships: Keeping Codependency in Check and Enjoying Peace
How to experience relationships, confidently and peacefully, has been at the core of my writing since my first book, Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women, was published in 1982. It makes sense when one considers my history: I was the third child in a family of four children with an angry, chronically …
Getting Through the Dark Times: Two Stories of Hope
Living with an emotionally distant, rageful father left Deanna Broaddus hungry for attention and solace. Men – lots of men – were her first recourse, and then alcohol and drugs. Except for a suicide attempt at age 18, Broaddus did well, working and pursuing a master’s degree so that she could follow her passion to …
One Step at a Time
I stood at the edge of a parking lot near the zoo in Duluth, Minn., waiting for the sun to come up and for the mosquitos to quit biting. They were merciless that July morning, and I had not thought to bring insect repellent. I paced and swatted, hoping my constant movement would make me …
Letter From the Editor: Finding Hope
Hope is often found in the unlikeliest of places or presents itself at the unlikeliest of moments. It doesn’t usually come with a fanfare or grand entrance, shouting “I am here! All is not lost! Make way, make way…” It is more likely to make its appearance when we truly believe we have nowhere else …