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January 2025

January 16, 2025

I Wish You Could Hear This

On I Wish You Could Hear This, my husband Jeff and I will offer the...

January 07, 2025

June 2024

June 25, 2024

When Life (and Relationships) Aren’t What You Hoped (Part 2)

This is the second part of a three-part series on what to do when life...

December 2023

December 19, 2023

June 2023

June 22, 2023

Letting Dads be Dads – Even When it is Terrifying (Part 2)

Our online survey respondents really admire their men! Here’s a sampling of how respondents answered...

January 2023

January 03, 2023

Don’t Should On Yourself

The temptation is to “should” on yourself – to beat yourself up. (“I can’t believe...

December 2022

December 08, 2022

Three Keys for Keeping Holiday Stress at Bay

There are three little truths we’ve seen in the research that are worth keeping an...

November 2022

November 03, 2022

Do you need to let go of control in your marriage?

As God has opened my eyes to the ugliness of my controlling, disrespectful behavior, more...

October 2022

October 20, 2022

NO, I DON’T HAVE A MICROPHONE IN YOUR HOUSE

It always makes me laugh. Multiple times a year, someone will come up to me...

September 2022

September 27, 2022

Are You Lonelier Than You Think?

Not long ago, Jeff and I were presenting our latest research to the annual convention...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

Why does my man try to carry all the groceries in at once?

Our man is longing for us to trust him—and we usually do, in theory! Yet...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Does Marriage Matter? This Study Says Yes

Is marriage optional? Does it matter if I get married? Does it matter if fewer...

January 2022

January 25, 2022

Let’s Bring Kindness Back! Here’s How To Start

These three daily actions make up the 30-Day Kindness Challenge and they are absolutely transformative...

September 2021

September 28, 2021

Does Your Husband Shut Down When You Ask Questions? Here’s Why

If you’ve ever seen your man shut down when you think you’re just asking questions...

August 2021

August 05, 2021

When You’ve Found “The One” Go All In

A lifelong commitment provides a secure foundation for persevering through the valleys that are part...

July 2021

July 27, 2021

Change The World With Kindness, One Person At A Time

Being willing to be an agent of change happens one person at a time.

July 06, 2021

Let’s Take Steps to Be Together in Community

While we can all laugh as we remind ourselves how to have “in real life”...

May 2021

May 04, 2021

When Your Triggers Get Tripped In Relationships

Ask yourself, what is the number one thing that is putting you over the edge?...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

This One Thing Makes a Huge Difference for Your Teen

Parents, I have some encouraging news for you. Although we’re all suffering from just a...

November 03, 2020

For the Next Few Weeks, We Have a Choice to Make

In a few hours, the polls will close. And for the next few days or...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Exciting Announcement: How to Find Joy in 2020

Friends, I am so excited to finally share with you my latest devotional, Find Joy:...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

After You’re Married, Keep Dating Your Wife (It is Much Easier Than You Think)

Guys, in Part 1 we revealed that your wife doesn’t feel forever loved and happy...

November 19, 2018

Your Wife Needs You to Tell Her She’s Beautiful

Men, have you ever had a date with your wife take a turn for the...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

Wives, if your husband ever seems inconsiderate, assume he doesn’t want to be

Wives, if your husband ever seems inconsiderate, assume he doesn’t want to be Ladies, have...

September 13, 2018

Why your man checks out and shuts down

Recently I wrote “This is what inadequacy feels like to your man” to pull back the curtain...

July 2018

July 20, 2018

Hurt Feelings? Try This One Thing To Change Your Perspective

After finding herself on the receiving end of her husband’s hurtful behavior one too many...

July 13, 2018

How to Be ‘All In’ But Have Healthy Boundaries in Your Marriage

One of the key relationship principles I shared in my book The Surprising Secrets of...

May 2018

May 19, 2018

Men. Women. Money. What Could Go Wrong?

So ladies, imagine one morning during the holidays, your old refrigerator suddenly seems about to...

March 2018

March 12, 2018

4 Ways to Help Your Husband Up His Romantic Game

My friend Michelle once told me about a Valentine’s Day a couple years ago when...

March 06, 2018

3 Reasons You Should NOT Gossip About Your Husband (and One Reason You Should!)

We all want happy marriages. You want to love hanging out with your husband every...