A few years ago I went out with a girlfriend of mine to a ballroom dancing class. At the time my husband and I were separated, and she knew I needed some therapeutic fun time. So we went to a class that they offer here for free every Sunday and Tuesday night.

It was a bit awkward at first, to say the least. I can't really say I was ever the best dancer and now there were rules and counts I had to pay attention to - and the most intimidating part of all was learning how to follow...  Read more...

As cliche as "focus on the good" may sound, people are gung-ho about it until they're asked to focus on the good in their marriage. Why is it so easy to see the good in everything else? Why are we so quick to complain about what our spouse don't do; what they did lastnight, last week, last year? We let everything else slide. We see the good in our jobs, even though we really hate it; we see the good in other people who blatantly try to take advantage of our kindness, but when it comes to our husband or wife, we tend to be much more critical and nit-picky.  Read more...