Marriage

When I moved to a town known for its military base, I laughed and swore to everyone back home that I would, under no circumstances, marry someone in the military. And not because I had anything against them. More like, I didn’t believe I was the “type” of girl who could ever handle the military life. Six years and countless “I told you so’s” later, here I am—married to a man in uniform and raising up our two babies. When we first met, I couldn’t help but look past what he did for a living. I just saw him for who he is. Admittedly, I don’t think some of us purposefully search to marry a man in uniform because we know what

Going into a counseling session by yourself can be intimidating. The idea of opening up to someone you have never met seems to be a little scary. When you add another person to the session—especially the person you are in the midst of trial with, your guard can be at an utmost high. If you’re both at the point where you’re willing to step into a therapist’s office for couple’s counseling, most likely, you want your marriage to work. But it will take effort! Trust me, I know from personal experience. But, in going through counseling, I’ve discovered some helpful questions to ask yourself… 1. Does the counselor take sides? Many times, when we go into marriage or couple’s counseling, we are

Life in our family is often so much like the movie Groundhog’s Day. We get up, dress the kids, feed them, do school, clean, shop, cook, clean again, go to bed, then wake up and do it all over the next day. The repetition of the kids’ needs and the seemingly endless projects and activities will, if we allow it, take over our schedule. With so many things we feel like we “have to do,” managing our time takes a huge amount of intentionality. We are the Hinkles, Adam and Dana Sue, founders of Creative QT and parents of five. We’re trying our best to be parents and still have the time and bandwidth to take care of ourselves and our marriage.