by Matthew L. Jacobson | Jan 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. These sad words, penned by Thoreau, reveal how totally, desperately, yeah, that’s right, desperately your man needs you . . . that I need you, Lisa. I wonder, sometimes, if most...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Dec 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
At some point, the life we planned on and reality collide. Our first several years of marriage were pretty much free of serious hardship – oh, things happened that we thought were difficult but the first real challenge? That would be the birth of our Little Sparrow....
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Nov 27, 2013 | Anger, Communication
You might say I’m gifted with the ill-timed comment. I’ve thought a lot about this and I don’t think it’s really my fault. Like when Barbara came from out of state to visit Lisa. I was trying to do something nice for them, I really was. They were having tea on...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Nov 15, 2013 | Forgiveness, Guest Blogger, Marriage
Matthew L. Jacobson is here today with part 2 on The Chain of Unforgiveness Forgiving and being forgiven . . . it touches a nerve, doesn’t it – maybe especially with spouses? The fact is that you have given those who are closest to you the power to hurt you the most....
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Nov 13, 2013 | Forgiveness, Guest Blogger, Marriage
I’ve totally forgiven him. I really have. But, I’m just so angry. Why did I have to endure that pain for so many years? She continued looking me right in the eye, insisting that she had forgiven her husband (who had humbly asked for forgiveness) while recounting...
