Kate Motaung

Whether you can voice them or not you entered marriage with expectations. You had a picture in your mind of what your marriage would look like. It may have reflected your parent’s marriage, or the marriages of close friends, your own hopes and dreams, or even TV and movie depictions of marriage. At some point, however, your expectations for marriage didn’t match reality. There was a gap between what you expected and the reality of your daily experience. When

Many go through life exhausted, craving rest for their physical body while others are longing for rest for their inner life, their soul (their mind and emotions). Still others are searching for spiritual rest and redemption, spiritual rebirth, and transformation. Jesus has invited you into a personal relationship with Him. A life-saving friendship you enter weary and heavy-hearted where you find deep, lasting peace and rest. It sounds too good to be true. Author and pastor, Dane Ortlund, in

What traits did you look for in a spouse before you got married? Or what are you looking for now? Is honesty an important characteristic to you? If not, it should be since it is one of the most foundational aspects of healthy relationships. Why? Because anything built on a lie isn’t made to last since it doesn’t provide security and comfort. Imagine you bought a house that you were told was sound. Then over the first few years

Though Western society pays closer attention to mental health and emotional health as a whole, many people still struggle to know what to do with their uncomfortable emotions. Maybe their family of origin didn’t teach them how to do this or maybe emotions were ignored, over-spiritualized, or treated as neutral. A person may not feel safe to express their feelings because bad things happened when they expressed them in the past. A person may avoid even facing their difficult

It’s a scary thought. Suddenly finding yourself disoriented in your own neighborhood unable to remember how to get home. Staring helplessly at one of your grandchildren unable to recall the first name. Everyone has moments of forgetfulness, but when should we consider it worrisome? When should you check with your physician about possible early onset dementia symptoms? Is there a way to slow down the progressive condition? Defining Dementia Dementia isn’t a one-size-fits-all condition. Dementia can be the symptom

When we think of anger in the Bible our thoughts first turn to that amazing scene of Christ overturning the tables of the money lenders in the temple (John 2 13-17). It wasn’t just a case of using holy ground to conduct business, but Jesus considered it a desecration and a sin and was rightly and righteously angry. Does this conflict with our view of how God acts, as well as how we need to manage our anger? When

Imagine that you are an artist, and your marriage is the canvas. If you want to create a piece of art, you must first realize that your canvas is unique. It does not need to be compared to those around you. It does not have to blend in with the crowd. A genuine and radiant piece of art is produced through a lot of sweat and dedication, but that demanding work pays off. It withstands the test of time.

Every season of has its own set of joys and challenges. Whether you are the parent of a newborn, middle-schooler, or young adult, you face constantly changing tides as you navigate your relationships, your child’s personality, and their wide variety of needs. Parenthood is an ever-winding road. It might feel like you are never just “coasting,” because there is always something new to see, learn, and discover. Robert Breault said, “Parenting is a stage of life’s journey where the

It can come as a shock to us when we look in the mirror and realize we are growing older day by day. Our inner being may still feel like we are in our twenties or thirties, however, the outer shell might tell a different story. Whether you are forty or ninety, you can slow down the signs of aging with some healthy changes, both mentally and physically. Signs of Aging The aging process is a natural part of

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that affects approximately 46 million people globally. American women and men are equally subject to developing bipolar behavior, with approximately 10% of American adults having one of three mood disorders such as major depressive disorder, chronic mild depression, or bipolar disorder. In addition, children who have a parent with bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing mental health problems. This generational effect is due to genetic, biological, and psychological factors. Bipolar disorder

In every relationship, there comes a time when friction mars things. Misunderstandings, misrepresentations, unmet expectations, frustrations, lies, and hard truths can all bring difficulties into relationship issues. Two imperfect people, whether a couple in love, a parent and child, neighbors, colleagues, perfect strangers, or friends, are bound to run into trouble at some point in their interactions. The all-important question to ask is “What then?” When conflict of whatever kind arises, some people avoid it, others address it head-on

When a couple gets together for the first time, it can be pure bliss. Though it is a very real possibility, the thought of infidelity invading their relationship often feels remote. In a national survey carried out in the US, about 25% of married men and around 15% of married women confirmed they had affairs involving sexual intercourse, with this number almost doubling if we include emotional affairs that didn’t have a physical component. So, infidelity is real, and