

Renegotiation
There is a bench on a berm in Woodstock, VT, across the street from a Carribean bistro that serves amazing fried plantains. My husband...


Christmas Conflict
Every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving, my family goes on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. We go on a hayride, cut the tree...


Get Messy
I had no idea how messy children were until I had my own. Cognitively I understood that babies and toddlers were not neat and clean...


Valuing Marriage
By Brad Olson, Psy.D.,M.Div. Do you remember the anticipation of your wedding day? It started before you ever made the formal...


Downhill Marriage
Brad Olson, Psy.D., M.Div. They disappeared into the blizzard snow ahead of me. The last thing I heard was the sound of my two friends...


The Soil of Relationships
By Brad Olson, Psy.D.,M.Div. That Vining Clematis by the garage just didn’t look as nice as the neighbors. Theirs had more blossoms.......