Stories about life in America.
A Navyman stationed in Okinawa won first place in an international contest for his active commitment to marriage and family through deployment.
Read more U.S. Sailor takes top prize in fight for marriage, family
It’s not love we can honestly promise when we unite our lives. How can we promise a feeling that naturally waxes and wanes through the transitions and passages of our lives?
There were fewer high profile celebrity divorces in 2015, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t lots of couples who were celebrating together a year ago who won’t be in each other's arms or watching Anderson Cooper, Kathy Griffin or Donald Trump ring in the new year tonight.
Read more Fewer celebrity break-ups, but still challenges for America’s marriages
We wait too long to do what must be done today, in a world which gives us only one day at a time, without any assurance of tomorrow.
Can couples in a marriage and relationship skills training retreat learn to keep that loving feeling alive? Will those who lost each other years ago be able to rekindle what they once had?
Mike and Barb were no longer that young couple in love. They were in a weekend retreat searching for any last-ditch sign of hope for a marriage that had more years of sour than sweetness. For a moment, he remembered his sweet Baton Rouge. And there she was, sitting beside him.
“Seen this sky from the Afghan mountains, deserts of Iraq, Sinai and Saudi Arabia. Plenty of other places too. Even on the worst of days, it’s always been my place of peace,” Mike said. The pair sat in silence for a few minutes, quietly acknowledging the beauty and solitude in which they were embraced. Realizing the 15-minute break was about to end, the instructor broke the silence.
