There is far too much of divorce, wherein hearts are broken, and sometimes lives are destroyed.

But I sometimes think we have too much of a fixation about 2012.

Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.

The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.

I expend far too much of my maternal energies on guilt and regret.

The remedy for most marital stress is not in divorce. It is in repentance and forgiveness, in sincere expressions of charity and service. It is not in separation. It is in simple integrity that leads a man and a woman to square up their shoulders and meet their obligations. It is found in the Golden Rule, a time-honored principle that should first and foremost find expression in marriage.