The day we get married we make some promises to our spouses, in the form of our wedding vows. We promise that through a myriad of circumstances we will love them through it all and ultimately never leave them. If the studies are true, only about 50% of us keep those...
We've been homeschooling one or all of our kids for over eight years. Our boys first and only school experience was via homeschooling. That is until last Fall when we made a big shift and sent our boys to "regular" school. It was at one of their school's periodic...
"Daddy, who are we praying for today? And can we start praying together at the table again?" Those are the words our 7-year-old said the other day. We were five or six days into 21 Days of Prayer with our church, and we'd missed a couple days because our 11-year-old...
My email inbox, as well as my Facebook messages box, gets filled from time to time with messages from people asking for help in their marriage. I'm always willing to help, as I believe God has equipped me to do just that. But sometimes there isn't much I can do to...
I have been reading some of the books from the Dave Ramsey team lately. In Dave Ramsey's book, "EntreLeadership," and Jon Acuff's book, "Quitter," the topic of employee stealing is discussed. As I read it and realized I have been one of those thieving employees, it...
For the past few mornings, my wife has allowed me to wake up next to her and my friend Joy. Although my wife doesn't really know Joy, she has no problems with our relationship. In fact, I would say she wants me to get to know Joy even more. My hope is they develop a...
New technology has created a new norm for today's modern family. We have things at our fingertips that we've never had before. But we also have challenges that we've never had before. Is technology beneficial in bringing your family together? Or is it actually pushing...
I'm in the middle of my annual ritual of last-minute Christmas shopping. For someone who doesn't like shopping when the stores aren't packed, you'd think I'd do all I can to avoid shopping when the stores are jam-packed with Christmas shoppers! But, nope, here I am...
If your marriage is like mine, sometimes your wife could use some encouragement. If you are like me, it is not always easy for your wife to be married to you. I admit I can be tough to deal with sometimes. You can probably say the same. But sometimes we do get it...