I don’t often cross pollinate the different platforms where my work is featured:

• Some people read my column at “The Christian Voice” in Tampa,
• Many subscribers follow my work for the United Methodist Foundation in Florida,
• A lot of visitors come to DerekMaul.blog,
• and then – by far my largest audience – there are those who click through to my articles at AllProDad.com, coach Tony Dungy’s support and encouragement site for dads.

Today I want to link my most recent All-Pro-Dad contribution; it garnered a lot of attention. I’m sharing the intro here, then a click through to the balance of the piece (if you’re interested). 15,000 people in the first few days can’t be wrong?

5 Reasons Many Marriages Fail:

“Children are happier when their parents put the marriage relationship first.”

“Your marriage isn’t about the children—it’s about the marriage.”

– Derek Maul

I will never forget the first time I watched a marriage fall apart. The breakup took my friend Jonas, his wife, and everyone else by surprise. The empty nest hit them hard and it seemed that suddenly, the central focus of family life shifted. Only it wasn’t really sudden. It was gradual. This is one of the reasons marriages fail.

Life, work, children, and responsibilities tend to overwhelm us. Then we too easily forget what drew us together in the first place. Hint: It wasn’t the children! Your marriage isn’t about the children—it’s about the marriage. Children are happier when their parents put the marriage relationship first. Here are 5 reasons many marriages fail.

• click through here for the five reasons….

I hope you will become a regular reader, both here and at AllProDad.

Peace, blessings, and love – Derek