by Guest | Apr 11, 2016 | Restoration, RestoRING
[guestpost]This is a guest post from Jed Jurchenko. Jed is a husband, daddy to four girls, author, therapist, and psychology professor. He and his wife Jenny blog weekly at CoffeeShopConversations.com, where you will find freshly brewed wisdom to help you lead your...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Mar 31, 2016 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
While away at a retreat this week I had a conversation with a friend who will be giving his oldest daughter away in marriage this weekend. While we are several years away from that as our daughter is in her mid-teens, I was curious to know what it’ll be like. I...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Mar 21, 2016 | Money, PerseveRING, Raising Kids
The past few days I’ve been following a sports story about a father and his son. If you’ve been too caught up in March Madness you may have missed it. Adam LaRoche is, or was, a player for the Chicago White Sox, until he abruptly retired with a $14 million...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 1, 2016 | 7 Rings
Today is the official release date of my new book, The 7 Rings of Marriage: Your Model for a Lasting and Fulfilling Marriage. In addition to the book, I’m also releasing a new 8-session DVD-based Bible study in partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources called...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 18, 2016 | Dating, Wedding RING
Typically when we are in public or are around other people I don’t refer to my wife as Stephana, which is of course her name. She has a very unique name and people mispronounce it all the time. She rarely corrects them, so I do. You might think it helps the...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 7, 2016 | Communication, MentoRING
All of us who are married hope to have a marriage that lasts. Not only do we want it to last, but we want it to be fulfilling, and successful in every way. But after we say “I do,” we begin to wonder how we can actually accomplish this. It’s no...