Derek Maul
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5 Ways to Win Your Wife’s Heart This Valentine’s Day
I’m not remotely a Valentine’s fan. But I do love my wife, and I do want to make it through the sugarcoated, chocolate-flavored, morass without causing trouble, being in trouble or compromising myself by playing the game. What I have learned over four decades of hit-or-miss (largely miss) can be distilled into five simple principles. …
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5 Reasons This Could Be Your Best Year Yet
Maybe January 1 has loomed as nothing more than the continuation of the difficulties from the previous year. Maybe it’s simply hard to believe that anything could ever be any different than the inevitable “way things are.” Maybe you’re used to letting circumstances shape your attitude. No matter what’s going on, no matter what your …
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5 Reasons It Is a Good Thing That Marriage Is Hard Work
One of the most demanding, challenging, and difficult tasks I ever accomplished was the two-month hike I took along the Appalachian Trail. The route covered the length of Virginia, a corner of West Virginia, a slice of Maryland, and around 60 miles into Pennsylvania. The first week in, I got blisters on my heels. Some of …
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5 Ways to Build Meaningful Male Friendships
James has a lot of friends, but he needs more actual male friendship. He’s one of those guys people refer to as a man’s man: athletic; Navy pilot; good-looking; rugged; smart; outdoorsman. Guys want James on the softball team. He’s the go-to dad for campfire stories at Scouts. He’s always surrounded by men when he fires …