Samuel does a follow up to his first video on his journey to faith, addressing disappointment.
Samuel begins a new mini series entitled blockages to healing where he discusses the various roadblocks common to recovery after infidelity.
John Gray wrote Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus in 1992 and subtitled it “A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationship.” The book highlights the differences between the way men and women respond to stress and stressful situations. With more than 50 million copies sold Gray obviously hit on something at the heart of relationship problems:
Men and women think, react and respond differently.
The truth of that fact was front and center for me on D-day and in the months and years since. I would be screaming in anger and pain while my husband would stare at me, mute. Then I would dissolve into a shapeless mass of tears and agony while he again would sit, mute. On other occasions, I would beg and plead for answers while my husband would stare at me like I was an alien, seemingly emotionless. There were times I wanted to shake him into showing me emotion, any emotion. I wanted to see him cry,...
Samuel shares the most important language an unfaithful spouse can speak and the most important language a betrayed spouse looks for.
Samuel shares more about he and Samantha's past and how early on, he was terrified of himself.
Samuel shares insight about a struggle with Samantha on always feeling behind schedule.
Samuel discusses how soon to get to expert help after discovering infidelity in your relationship.
Samuel shares key insights into assumptions we make about our future and what life will look like on the other side of infidelity.
Samuel tackles the misconception that since recovery is a noble thing to do, it should be easy.
My daughter and I have been watching a series we found on Netflix named Dexter. Dexter is a blood spatter analyst by day and a serial killer by night. His adopted father was a cop and recognized Dexter’s “dark passenger” at an early age. He taught Dexter how not to get caught and to only kill those who deserve to die. So Dexter is a vigilante who only targets other killers, especially serial killers.
The show puts the viewer into the mind of Dexter by letting us hear his thoughts. The conflict between his “good” and “bad” personalities becomes even more contrasted once Dexter marries a woman with two children and then they have a child of their own. One episode we recently watched the question was asked, which Dexter will show up? Will it be the husband Dexter, the father Dexter, the serial killer Dexter, the blood spatter analyst Dexter or any other persona that Dexter has?
I immediately thought of my husband and his actions not only...
