by Tara L. Cole | May 19, 2014 | Cindy Cain, Marriage Trouble
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoice with the truth. It always protects, always...
by Tara L. Cole | Feb 11, 2013 | Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
Be angry and do not sin. ~ Eph. 4:26aThis last part of my marriage series is probably the most important to helping Jeremy and I come back together. Like many couples that are falling apart, we had some knock down drag out fights. During them we both said hurtful...
by Tara L. Cole | Feb 4, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
freedigitalphotos.netIt is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. ~Prov. 21:9Just like stone can be worn away over time by a constant drip, so can the strongest relationship be worn away over time by constant...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 28, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
www.freedigitalphotos.netIn our early years we were like every other couple and had lots of trouble communicating when it came to our finances. Add to this that we’re both big spenders and stubborn, and we had a big problem!Unlike the other areas or your...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 21, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
There were several good relationship strategies I learned while in counseling and through books, but one of the most impacting to our relationship over the years has been boundaries. You can read in depth about boundaries and maintaining healthy ones in the books by...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 14, 2013 | marriage, Marriage Trouble, Tara Cole
I wish I could tell you that our next step was marriage counseling or all the wonderful books we read together that helped fix Jeremy. But it wasn’t. The next step was changing myself. Just me — not Jeremy. Don’t get me wrong, there were things that...