It’s no secret that every season of life brings growth and change. It’s how God designed us. We trust Him to make it happen and are pretty happy to know that we can place our confidence in His process. (Philippians 1:6) But when it comes to our relationships, many of us wish things would never change….
byJody Lee Cates
Friendship
Making and keeping friends in life’s second half might feel different from when we were kids. But in some ways, it’s still very much the same. I spent the day yesterday with two women who have been friends since birth. Their parents brought them home from the hospital as babies to a neighborhood where they…
Instead of allowing differences to divide us, we can take advantage of the opportunity nesting inside almost every disagreement that comes our way. An opportunity to build stronger relationships. Even with folks who hold views and opinions vastly different from our own. When I was a girl, I would cringe when my mother found my…
No matter how agreeable we are, people-pleasing only leads to pitfalls and roadblocks in relationships. Here’s how to avoid the hazards of people-pleasing and find the true love you’re looking for.
Sharing space with difficult people can feel like one of the hardest things we do in life. Here’s how you can improve your toughest relationships starting today. Stop waiting for the other person to change. Let’s face it. Some people can be kind of rotten. Demanding. Manipulative. Unkind or unforgiving. But here is one thing…
byJody Lee Cates
Marriage
Where we focus first in our relationships is inevitably what grows. If you’re focused on things that are going wrong, things that aren’t meeting your needs or expectations, you might find yourself more frequently sharing words of disappointment or criticism. Maybe the person you’re having trouble with seems to ask more regularly, “Why are you…