by Jackie Bledsoe | Jul 23, 2015 | MentoRING, Restoration
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 21, 2015 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 15, 2015 | MentoRING, Restoration
Several years ago my wife, Stephana, and I were having a prolonged disagreement that was getting on the verge of destroying our relationship. We just couldn’t resolve it no matter what we tried. Finally I couldn’t take it and I left our apartment, not...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Mar 18, 2015 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
I gave a disclaimer to my wife the other day. I told her over the next few weeks I’ll be sitting on the couch watching a lot of TV. The reason? It’s one of my favorite times of the year, March Madness. The NCAA College Basketball National Tournament...
by Guest | Dec 27, 2014 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
[guestpost]This is guest post from Dr. Lon Flippo. Lon is a professor of Children’s and Family Ministries at North Central University. He and his wife, Chris, have been married for over 30 years and have two children and two grandchildren. You can connect with...
by Guest | Dec 11, 2014 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
[guestpost]This is a guest post by Andrew Linder. Andrew is a husband, the father of four awesome kids, and a children’s pastor at a thriving church. Andrew is passionate about intentional parenting and helping other parents and leaders effectively reach the...