Remember those days when you learned something new about each other every time you talked? No one tells you this when you’re dating or at the reception after the wedding, but that ends – or it slows down as the years together accumulate. You may go months or even years without any new revelations about… 
Posts Tagged ‘marriage’
Beggar’s Fortune (Part 3)
Empty Nesters
A couple days ago we handed our three kids off to grandparents in a Cracker Barrel parking lot halfway between our house and theirs. Then we made the long drive back to Nashville alone.
It’s been eight years since Becky and I became “Mom and Dad.” Eight years of toys on the floor, Dora on…
And Now A Concubine
I flirt with my wife. I flirt with my wife a lot, actually. And lately I flirt with my wife a whole lot – enough that last night, as she was stirring some vegetables on the stove with my arms around her, she asked what my deal was. Not in an annoyed sort of way…
Expectations
Becky has a theory – this one does not advocate breaking any of the ten commandments or blaming the pope for stuff. The theory goes that every conflict and many negative emotions come from one’s expectations not being met. And all sense of security, contentment and bliss occurs when one’s expectations are being met or…
It All Just Points To Polygamy
Every night this week I’m driving an hour to backwoods Tennessee to play a few songs and hang out with twenty high schoolers from our church. It’s youth camp. Dinner and clean-up and bath time and bed time routines are all Becky’s this week. And on top of all this she’s not feeling real great.
I…
All By Myse-e-elf
I have an article due this morning on the topic of collaboration. Ironically, I’m writing it alone. I prefer it that way. I’m thinking this morning about why that is and whether it’s a character flaw of mine or just a personal preference.
The article is for Worship Leader Magazine and the issue I’m writing for…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
