by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 6, 2018 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 30, 2018 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
“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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 23, 2018 | Communication, PerseveRING
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 16, 2018 | Raising Kids, RestoRING
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 9, 2018 | Faith, ProspeRING
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 2, 2018 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Dec 23, 2017 | Family Leadership, Marriage
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | May 30, 2017 | Communication, DiscoveRING
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | May 23, 2017 | Communication, ProspeRING
I’ve learned that when we come into marriage we all have our own expectations and ideas about how the ideal marriage should work. We all want the same thing—a good marriage, a happy marriage, a lasting and fulfilling marriage—but we have different ideas on what...
by Jackie Bledsoe | May 16, 2017 | Communication, RestoRING
My marriage wouldn’t be where it is today, without counsel and support of other married couples. We’ve been through counseling. We’ve had friends “camp out” at our house in the midst of a trial until we worked it out. Too many couples to...
