Laura and John, Author at Landgraf Retreats

08 , 17 2014

Grass is Greener on the Other Side?

By Laura and John|2014-08-17T18:15:39-04:00August 17th, 2014|Marriage Communication|0 Comments

“They could fall in love with fresh, new people, or they could have the courage and humility to tear off some essential layer of themselves and reveal to each other a whole new level of otherness, a level far beyond what sort of music they liked. It seemed to her everyone had too much self-protective pride to truly strip down to their souls in front of their long-term partners. It was easier to pretend there was nothing more to know, to fall into an easygoing companionship. It was almost embarrassing to be truly intimate with your spouse; how could you watch someone floss one minute, and the next minute share your deepest passion or most ridiculous, trite little fears? It [...]

10 , 20 2013

Perfect ending?

By Laura and John|2015-02-04T14:01:49-05:00October 20th, 2013|Quotes|0 Comments

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. --Gilda Radner

05 , 30 2013

Failure is opportunity

By Laura and John|2015-02-04T14:02:46-05:00May 30th, 2013|Quotes|0 Comments

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again – this time more intelligently. –Henry Ford

05 , 15 2013

Consider the Unusual

By Laura and John|2015-02-04T14:04:40-05:00May 15th, 2013|Quotes|0 Comments

"I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones." –Frank Lyman Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz

12 , 30 2012

Happiness the other side of divorce?

By Laura and John|2012-12-30T17:21:55-05:00December 30th, 2012|Marriage Help, Marriage Help Featured, Save My Marriage|0 Comments

“It's quite common for people in an unhappy marriage to think that happiness is just on the other side of divorce. It's ironic. When we're single, we'll be happy when we meet someone. Once we're married, we think we'll be happy when we're single.” --Mort Fertel

12 , 2 2012

Natural Order of Things

By Laura and John|2015-02-04T14:07:35-05:00December 2nd, 2012|Marriage Communication, Save My Marriage|0 Comments

A bridge is built For a minute it's new Then a crack begins Some rust shows through The shiny paint peels The cables fray What was perfect and true Starts to fade away It's just the natural order of things Without constant care And endless repair A bridge standing tall Will topple and fall It's just the natural order of things A garden is sown For a time it will bloom Then a weed takes root And steals more room The leaves go dry Young buds fall away What was lush and green Turns a tangle of grey It's just the natural order of things Without tender care And patience to spare The garden you tend Will come to an [...]

11 , 18 2012