Happily Ever After
We all know the phrase “happily ever after,” but real marriage often looks very different from the fairy tale. What if our expectations of marriage are shaping our experience more than we realise?
Habit Makers, Habit Breakers
Small, intentional rituals can transform ordinary routines into meaningful couple time. Rituals that resonate with our natural habits and desires, and nurture our relationship, provide a rhythm that makes our couple time a regular and positive activity without being a straitjacket.
The Powerful Vocation of Making a Home
The art of householding and homemaking lies within everyone’s grasp, with a much wider-reaching impact than we might at first imagine.
2026 and the Path to Renewal
As 2026 begins, let’s keep up the positive momentum. Here are four New Year’s resolutions that can help keep the West on a path of renewal.
Gratitude: Superfood for Relationships
We chase happiness through success and stuff, yet lasting joy grows elsewhere. Discover why gratitude—not entitlement—nourishes the soul and transforms marriages, families, and everyday life.
Overcoming Relational Poverty in an Age of Loneliness
At the heart of genuine generosity is personal relationship. In an age of loneliness, by allowing people to encounter our real – and messy – lives, we create true belonging.
10 Keys to a Great Marriage
Love is a very costly exercise, but it has great rewards and brings great joy. Having celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, here are our 10 keys to having a great marriage.
The Honey-Do List Standoff
What to do with the Honey-Do List standoff, where a spouse (e.g. wife) has a list of expected tasks for her husband to complete? Often, the Honey-Do List turns a home into a battle ground of competing needs — something neither spouse wants.
These Are The Hands
Nathaniel Marsh reflects on 21.5 years of marriage, the beauty of shared hands and tender moments, and the enduring power of love inspired by family and faith.
Device-Free Quality Time
A gentle call to reclaim our attention from digital distractions, restore presence in our homes, and make room for deeper relationships with device-free time.
