by Sheila J. Simpson | Dec 16, 2025 | A Word from Our Executive Director |
Helping Couples Begin Marriage with Confidence Confidence in marriage is not the same as certainty. Healthy couples do not begin marriage knowing exactly what the future will hold. They begin marriage with something better: a commitment to return to each other a...
by Sheila J. Simpson | Dec 16, 2025 | A Word from Our Executive Director |
When Differences Become Opportunities for Growth When Differences Become Opportunities for Growth Every couple has differences. Some are small and charming. Some feel serious and heavy. Differences in: communication style family background finances faith practice...
by Sheila J. Simpson | Dec 16, 2025 | A Word from Our Executive Director |
Talking About Expectations Before Marriage Talking About Expectations Before Marriage Many couples don’t struggle because they lack love. They struggle because they carry expectations they have never spoken out loud. Expectations about: how conflict should be handled...
by Sheila J. Simpson | Dec 16, 2025 | A Word from Our Executive Director |
Love Beyond the Wedding Day A wedding day is beautiful. It’s filled with vows, family, celebration, and hope. But marriage is not one day. Marriage is the thousands of ordinary days that follow—the dishes, the bills, the misunderstandings, the laughter, the hard...
by Sheila J. Simpson | Dec 15, 2025 | A Word from Our Executive Director |
The Heart of FOCCUS®: Why Conversation Changes Everything FOCCUS® has never been about paperwork. It has never been about “getting the right answers.” It has never been about measuring couples against an ideal. FOCCUS exists to do something far more human—and far more...
