If we don’t expect trouble, we tend to have a counterproductive response to it. If we expect it and teach our kids how God uses it to train and build us up, we learn to respond to it well.

Unmet expectations are relationship killers and killjoys. We must deal with unmet expectations daily in order to find the joy God desires for us.

Unmet expectations are relationship killers and killjoys. We must deal with unmet expectations daily in order to find the joy God desires for us.

Unmet expectations are relationship killers and killjoys. We must deal with unmet expectations daily in order to find the joy God desires for us.

Conflict is normal, but it can escalate if we don’t respond to it in the right way.

Conflict is normal, but it can escalate if we don’t respond to it in the right way.

Conflict is normal, but it can escalate if we don’t respond to it in the right way.

The best relationships grow when everyone involved is “other centered” and resists being self-centered.

The best relationships grow when everyone involved is “other centered” and resists being self-centered.

The best relationships grow when everyone involved is “other centered” and resists being self-centered.