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March 2016

March 15, 2016

To the Husband who Watches Porn: A Wife’s Perspective

Every week, I receive numerous messages from wives who have discovered that their husbands are...

March 12, 2016

4 Reasons Why You and Your Spouse Aren’t on the SAME PAGE

I hear married couples say it all the time—“The two of us just can’t get...

February 2016

February 16, 2016

A Prayer for My Children

Dear Lord, Thank you for my children. I pray they see You in me and...

February 09, 2016

The 2 Things Missing from Motherhood Today

There are lots of us mommies out there, and yet we can feel so alone...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

How to LET GO of Past Baggage and ENJOY your Marriage Today

What we bring into our marriages--our past relationships, mistakes, and expectations--greatly affects how we treat...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

5 Encouraging Truths for the FRUSTRATED MOM

Sweet Mama, are you worn out? Frustrated? Do you feel like you just can’t get...

November 2015

November 19, 2015

7 Important Things to Do When your Spouse is SICK

On our wedding day, one of the promises we make to our spouse is to...

November 10, 2015

6 Subtle Ways You CHEAT on Your Spouse Every Day

I think we can all agree that cheating on your spouse is a BAD thing....

November 03, 2015

The BEST WAY to get KIDS to do CHORES without a fight

A few months ago, my husband, Dave, and I were totally at odds with our kids....

November 03, 2015

Wives: Sex is more important than you think, and here’s why…

So many times, I hear wives complaining about their husbands always wanting to have sex....

October 2015

October 21, 2015

3 Things I Wish I Could’ve Told Myself on my Wedding Day

Oh, the Wedding Day. I will never forget how excited, nervous, and exhausted I was...

October 09, 2015

Taming the Ticking Time Bomb: How NOT to Yell at Your Kids

Do you ever feel like you are a ticking time bomb with your kids some...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

The 5 Boundaries Every Marriage Needs

We encounter boundaries every single day of our lives: stop signs, red lights, medicine dosage,...

September 15, 2015

5 Things MARRIED WOMEN Need to Stop Doing

Recently, my husband, Dave, wrote a wildly popular blog post, "9 Things Married Men Need to...

September 10, 2015

4 THOUGHTS that Harm Your Marriage

Self-talk is something that we all do. You might be thinking to yourself, "That's crazy....

September 04, 2015

4 Things Worth Fighting for in Your Marriage

Over the past year, my husband, Dave, and I have shared a lot about how to...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

3 Parent Hacks to Get Some Mommy-Daddy “Alone Time”

When you have kids, time seems to always be an issue. There is simply not...

August 25, 2015

5 things your ANXIOUS SPOUSE wants you to know

We often use the terms "anxious" and "anxiety" to describe our nervousness or apprehension about...

August 06, 2015

5 Signs That We Are Too Critical Of Our Spouse and How To Turn It Around

When we first meet our spouse and eventually get engaged, all we can think about...

June 2015

June 04, 2015

Can COMPLAINING to each other really make a MARRIAGE LAST?

This morning, on Today, I watched a segment exploring one key to the longevity of...

June 02, 2015

My husband doesn’t complete me, and I will tell you why.

Many of us are familiar with the iconic line "You complete me" from the famous...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

5 Words that Could Change Your Life Forever

I recently watched Meredith Vieira interview a young widow with four children. This woman had...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

6 Things I want my Future Daughter-in-Law to Know: An Open Letter

Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, Wherever you are in the world, I want you to know that...

April 02, 2015

Rites of Passage that We Forget to Celebrate

From the moment we enter this world and take air into our lungs, we experience...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

What’s Your “50”?

Dave and I often quote Philippians 2:14 to our kids. It says, “Do everything...

March 14, 2015

How to Save Your Marriage After an Affair

"I'm having an affair." If you've heard these words, then you understand the weight they...

March 05, 2015

4 Ways to LOVE the Golden Years of Marriage

Last year, I had the privilege of speaking at a women's conference at a local...

February 2015

February 21, 2015

The BIG Lie that Leads to a Lonely Marriage

Marriage, by its very definition, is the joining of two separate lives into one unified...

February 10, 2015

3 Good Things That Can Be Bad For Your Marriage

We've all heard the expression, "You can't have too much of a good thing", and...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

10 Things You Probably Shouldn’t Say to Moms of Boys

When I was about twelve years old, I told my mom that I thought God...