by Bruce Martin | Oct 26, 2025 | Marriage, Word for the Week |
Marlina and I decided to do a new thing this year! Each morning, with coffee in hand, we take time for sitting. (This is a picture of us In Greece!) If it’s really early, before light, we’ll sit in bed where it’s cozy and warm. But if it’s a later morning, we’ll sit... 
by Bruce Martin | Feb 15, 2020 | Blog, Marriage, Word for the Week |
“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (Jesus is John 13:35, NIV) Being as it’s February and the love month and Valentines and all that, I thought it might be a good time to blog about love. Well, actually loves. Because... 
by Bruce Martin | Sep 11, 2018 | Blog, Hope, Marriage |
Okay, we’ve all had those conversations. You know the ones. We need to talk about something important with our spouse – a concern, a frustration, or some other issue – and it ends up going south. We both end up angry, we feel unheard and unloved, and the... 
by Bruce Martin | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog, Marriage |
All couples want to be happy in their marriages. But is that even possible? The reality is that on any given day I experience happiness in one moment, and not so much in another. This is normal. In my work as a counselor, I’ve come to understand that couples who... 
by Bruce Martin | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog, Marriage |
I’ve been married now for over 33 years. (Yes, I got married when I was twelve.) And I’ve learned a little bit about what makes a marriage great in that time. But it’s probably not what you think. It’s taken me a lot of years and a lot of mistakes along the way to...