A couple of months ago my wife and I needed help. We were not talking, we were pretty rude to one another, and the worst part -- we didn't care whether we hurt each other or not. We had reached that nasty place where our hurts, frustrations, and disappointments with...
At the beginning of this month we took our first family road trip vacation in years. My wife and kids and my parents packed up two cars full of stuff and headed west. We were headed to spend time with my brother and his family in Missouri. But this was a trip that...
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were in our bedroom talking and our kids were in the room doing their own thing. The next thing we heard was, "Dad, can you come here!" from one of our sons. It didn't sound like a panic, but there was a seriousness to the tone of his...
About a month or so ago just as the season for grass cutting hit full swing here in Indiana, we tried to start up our lawn mower and it wouldn't cooperate. Nothing we did seemed to work. And this was our "new" lawnmower, which is a gently used mower given to us by a...
I am a very competitive person. It's natural for me to compete and desire to win. It doesn't matter what it is --basketball, checkers, work, or in marriage. As men we are wired that way. We are competitive by nature, we want to accomplish great things. But winning in...
Last Sunday on our web show we had a snafu that left us unable to share the amazing interview we had with our guest couple. So, to keep our promise of sharing an interview with a couple who has or is working toward a lasting and fulfilling marriage, we turned the...
[callout]This is a guest post from Christy Fitzwater. Chrysty is a writer and pastor’s wife in Kalispell, Montana. She has enjoyed 24 years of marriage and is soon to enter the empty nest years, with a daughter who is married and a son about to graduate. Read...
I've been a part of a few mastermind groups over the past few years. It never seems to fail that each time we get together something is said or done that is super beneficial. This week it was a quote that has just been messing with me since I heard it. The quote was...
When kids come into your life, your marriage changes. We have three kids and a child changed the dynamics of our marriage and family. What if this happened eight times? It did to the couple we interviewed for the episode of the 7 Rings of Marriage Web Show. Mike and...