Marriage Enrichment

There is a lot of pressure for marriage to be the key to happiness. Actually, happy people make happy marriages. Depressed, sad, lonely, angry people may expect their marriages to make them happy. It doesn't seem to work that way because having a happy and satisfying marriage often takes some doing. Being at peace with one's self is a good beginning. Not at peace? It may be a good place to start having a happy marriage. Dr. D.

Today I was involved in a training session with these fine soldiers. A priviledge of mine and enriching to me personally. It again reminded me how important relationships are. Here is a simple key to remember when you find yourself in a conflict: Time heals all wounds. That means that next week, month, year, today's conflict will be forgotten by a foregiving person. Let that forgiving person be you and me. Dr. D.

Touching Lives

Today was a day that represents what I've come here to do. Talked with a returning soldier who was a single parent of a 3 yr old. /they we doing their best to get re-aquainted. Reminded me how fast time moves. Hearing of this crisis of life reminded me that we must think of every day as precious. It is the only today we have with the ones we love. A word to the wise is sufficient. Dr. D

Staying in Touch

Living these days pretty far from home, I am reminded that there are routines in our every day lives that seem like keeping in touch but actually may fall short. "what's for dinner?" and "where are the kids" are not really keeping in touch. Some folks talk about having "deep" conversations, but those come as needed or requested. But "How are ya?" and "What's been going on in your life?" are better ways of "staying in touch." Many of the military families here at Ft Campbell, KY, have to rely on email and infrequent phone calls to "keep in touch." It both saddens me and reminds me to "keep in touch." You do the same with someone you live. Dr. D.

Worship Together

Being in a military chapel again was quite an experience for me today. Flash backs. In fact, except for some of the decor, the Friendship Chapel was just like the chapel my family and I first attended at Fort Hood in 1972! Amazing. It was cool. The only thing missing of course was my own family. It reminded me how important both worship and family are to a resilient and strong pesonal life. The "third leg" of a strong life is spiritual life. Enhance it and it helps the other parts of our lives. Ignor or disregard it and the other parts of our lives suffer at the absence. I've added some photos today to give you a feel of where I am and what I'm doing. Enjoy. Dr. D.