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I have dubbed 2026 as the Milestone Year. No, I'm not talking about the USA celebrating 250 years, it's a personal family thing. Get a load of this list: Our son and daughter-in-love celebrate their 5 year anniversary, my 50th high school reunion; both my sister and sister-in-love turn 60; my father-in-love turns 90; my wife Joy celebrates a special milestone birthday and Praise God April 10th she will also be 20 years cancer free and she and I will celebrate our 35th annive
Mike Watkins
4 days ago3 min read


Now What? Embracing the Journey Beyond the Snapshot
In marriage, we often treasure the big moments—the day we met, the engagement, the wedding ceremony, or the birth of our first child. These events are like posed snapshots, carefully framed and full of emotion. But just like a photograph captures only a brief moment frozen in time, these milestones are just the starting points. The real life of marriage happens after the picture is taken. Just like in the photo above (which occurred after the posed photo) there's joy and pain
Mike Watkins
Dec 7, 20252 min read


Are You Ready To Put In The Work?
It shouldn’t take all of that.. We’re Good... These may be the two most common phrases we hear when talking to couples about what it...
Mike Watkins
Sep 10, 20253 min read


Marriage and Mental Health
“You are what you do, not what you say you will do.” C.G. Jung Dr. Michael Lee Cook, LMFT Marriage is often celebrated as the union of...
Dr. Michael Lee Cook
Aug 17, 20252 min read
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