Ken Potts
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Putting the 'thanks' in Thanksgiving isn't always easyNov 15, 2018 8:05 am - Thanksgiving. Giving thanks. Thanks for what? Tough questions this year. The other night I found myself watching a TV commercial for a grocery store. Mom, Dad, a couple ...
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Slow down as we age? Not necessarilyNov 01, 2018 10:44 am - What do you plan to do when you're 75? A friend of mine seems to have no problem answering that question. There's teaching at a major university, writing a book, working...
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Live long and prosper more than just a sloganOct 25, 2018 10:10 am - The wife in front of me was as angry as any I'd seen in a while. Her husband sat across from her, sullen and defiant. "You're cheating me!" She finally exclaimed in exas...
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Emotional, spiritual wounds take time to healOct 21, 2018 1:00 am - Healing takes time. And often healing emotional and spiritual wounds takes more time than healing those which involve other parts of who we are. I pulled one of my all-t...
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10 tips to get from 'I do' to 'Happily ever after'Oct 07, 2018 1:00 am - Ever notice that most romance novels end when the loving couple gets married? Have you ever read one where the blushing bride wakes up on the morning after and, looking...
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The importance of saying 'I care'Sep 28, 2018 9:47 am - This really happened. A woman found her marriage of 10 years to be increasingly empty. Though her husband had a decent job, shared in household responsibilities, was goo...
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3 tips for dealing with the teen yearsSep 20, 2018 10:12 am - When it comes to being parents, I suspect that there is no more difficult time than our children's adolescence. Teenagers want to be adults. Or at least they do when it ...
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Why we must address conflicts in relationshipsSep 07, 2018 12:43 pm - "I don't want to talk about it now." How many times have you been in the middle of a disagreement only to have the other person end the argument, and seemingly win it i...
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Growing hurts, but take the riskAug 30, 2018 8:29 am - We are all constantly growing and developing. The assumption is we never really grow all the way "up." Growth - or at least the psychological kind - is a normal, natural...
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Can a parent succeed at work and at home?Aug 23, 2018 12:57 pm - It was a chance meeting. We hadn't seen each other for quite a while and had a lot of catching up to do. He'd changed jobs - again. Third job in six years, in fact. The...