Our First Marriage Counseling Session (pfblogs.org)

Last week we attended our first session of marriage counseling, it was primarily to discuss issues that we are having regarding our finances, children , etc. During the session we were given a book and CD set called Marriage on the Rock by Jimmy Evans. He and his wife, Karen, are the hosts of MarriageToday with Jimmy & Karen, a marriage ministry and a national award-winning broadcast television program.When I glanced over the title of the book and read the highlights on the back cover, the first thought that came to my mind was, "what does this have to do with finances?". Being over 43 years old and married for many years I thought I understood everything I needed to know about my wife and how to please her and finances in marriage but, after reading this book and listening to the CD I had to admit that I really didn't have a clue.While reading the book about his previous attitude towards his wife and how he was raised made me realize that we had a lot in common. Just like him, I was raised watching my mother, grandmother and other women "serve" their husbands. So, I came into my ...