The Empty Nest
The Situation Tom and Maribeth are college sweethearts married 29 years. They feel they have a stable marriage that has involved raising four children. It has been a wild ride of parenthood with a few...
View ArticleLater Years
The later years includes the blissful “empty-nest” season of a marriage that can feel like a second honeymoon. Many couples welcome their new freedom, while others have a hard time letting go....
View ArticleMarriage: The Later Years
The later years includes the blissful “empty-nest” season of a marriage that can feel like a second honeymoon. Many couples welcome their new freedom,” while others have a hard time letting go....
View ArticleHelp for Empty Nesters
While some couples look at the “empty nest” as a second honeymoon, it will end and couples will face the challenges of reinventing their marriage for the second half. For many, this can be a hard time...
View ArticleParenting Your Adult Child: Keeping the Faith (and Your Sanity)
St. Anthony Messenger Press, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2011; $14.99. Parents remain parents, even after their children enter adulthood. But that does not imply that the vocation of parenthood will be easy to...
View ArticleDealing with the Empty Nest, with Prayer
Mary Jo and I have recently joined the group of parents who have labored many years to raise their children, then found that they have all “flown the coop” leaving us as “empty-nesters”. It seems to me...
View ArticleThe Shape of Love – Through the Years
This Christmas included an extra gift under the tree for our family as our daughter Shannon became engaged. It was not a big surprise to Mary Jo and me since they had been talking about looking for an...
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