Red, White & Blue 1976

I remember that last day of 9th grade at Buena Part High school in California. My dad's work, JC Penny's was moving us to Georgia. There were lots of tears, I missed the bus, and I thought I would die. My family spent 6 weeks in a motel room, before we found a home in Georgia, and I didn’t know a single person. We made the best of it, swimming as much as we could in the hotel pool.

The new school year soon came and still I knew not one person. It was scary, but as I got off the school bus, a girl with a funny accent began to enthusiastically chatter, “I’m new, are you new, my name’s Debbie”. Debbie was from Jersey, and her chatter gave me comfort, I had a new friend, and we met for lunch. Maybe I would make it in this new place.

At my old school I was involved in a Modern Dance Group of 50 girls. In Georgia, I joined the chorus, where I quickly became involved with a whole new set of friends and activities of which I quickly began to enjoy.

The next year, I m...

The Extraordinary Marriage exemplified! 

Jimmy Carter passed on today at the ripe old age of 100! Could his long life be evidence that selflessness, success, and a loving marriage give life, passion, and purpose?

How can a couple keep the love alive, living in the public eye? By keeping their focus on God first and then one another. We live in a world that’s diminished the importance of marriage and family. Crushed and discarded the Christian values of truth & honesty, selfless love, and the determination to raise honest, caring, loving children… who know and live the absolutes of Right & Wrong. The lines are blurred, but not for the Carters.

Every week on “The Extraordinary Marriage Podcast”, I share ways that couples can find their way back to the love they once knew, the importance of realizing its missing, and how they can invest their time, energy, and resources in getting it back… before it’s gone for good. This can be done through self-awareness, acknowledging the hurts of yo...

In the middle of trouble you begin to lose hope.  This is where change begins.