by Jackie Bledsoe | May 8, 2017 | Raising Kids
When it comes to my fatherhood report card I think I’m getting a passing grade. I may be better than some, but I still have a ton of room for improvement. There is that constant battle of my good intentions against what I’m actually doing. My concern: Is what I’m...
by Jackie Bledsoe | May 1, 2017 | Faith, RestoRING
One of the biggest challenges in marriage is being on the same page with your spouse. Many couples have asked how to get on the same page with your spouse. When two different people, from two different backgrounds, usually with two different ways of doing things come...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 24, 2017 | Dating, DiscoveRING
A couple years ago, my wife Stephana and I were at a marriage retreat. We were asked to participate in an exercise where we rated the state of our marriage. If memory serves me correctly it was based on a scale of one to ten. A ranking of one meant our marriage...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 17, 2017 | DiscoveRING, Intimacy
Have you ever gone in your bedroom with your spouse, locked the door behind you, and ignored your kids? My wife and I have, and we plan to do it more often. In fact, we believe doing so consistently is going to improve our marriage. We got this idea from some friends...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 10, 2017 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
It’s finally Spring weather here in Indiana! If you are familiar with the weather in the midwest, especially Indiana, you can understand my excitement. We are not too surprised when winter weather is the norm even after March 21st when it’s supposed to be...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 6, 2017 | Intimacy, Wedding RING
My wife and I recently decided to go through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. We realized some changes would be very helpful in the way we view and handle our money. We want to do like Dave says, “Live like no one else, so later we can live like no one else.”...
