Feb
23
2007

Roger Butner
“I’m really frustrated with my marriage.” – “My wife is driving me crazy!” – “I am so sick of my husband!” – “Our marriage just isn’t what it used to be.” – “I just don’t feel satisfied with my marriage.” – “Is this as good as it gets?” – “I’m not happy anymore.”
So many different [...]
Tags: HOPE, marriage / relationships, personal responsibility, respect
Feb
16
2007

Roger Butner
A few months ago, my wife and I invested a good bit of money in having professionals come whip our front landscaping into shape. They did a great job. We’ve got all kinds of new flowers (don’t ask me what kind), new greenery, new mulch. The house has really benefitted from the colorful “facelift.” It [...]
Tags: discipline, marriage / relationships, nature, the journey
Feb
11
2007

Roger Butner
Being the week of Valentine’s Day, I know what is on the mind of many. Okay, besides chocolate. Sex. Men and women get married with the hope and expectation of having a great sex life. (I know there are plenty of folks working on a great sex life who aren’t married, [...]
Tags: HOPE, marriage / relationships, respect, sex
Feb
04
2007

Roger Butner
Parents of adolescents, how many of you enjoy your children’s favorite music – if you can even understand it? I realize there are families in which parents and children enjoy the same musical tastes. However, for many, the choice of music preference can become not only a difference between generations, but even a focal point [...]
Tags: adolescence, media, parenting, teens