by Guest | Oct 14, 2015 | Raising Kids, RestoRING
[callout]This is a guest post from Jonathan Hoover. Jonathan is the author of The Blindfolded Marriage and the associate pastor at NewSpring Church, in Wichita, KS. Jonathan is a sought after marriage coach and speaker and blogs at www.lifeinacrazyworld.com. You can...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 30, 2015 | Raising Kids
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...
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 27, 2015 | Dating, DiscoveRING, Raising Kids
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...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 3, 2015 | ProspeRING, Raising Kids
I take a ton of pictures on my smartphone. I’m sure you do as well. Smartphones have changed the game with capturing “Kodak moments” no matter where we are, or when we don’t have a lot of time. That’s great, but my problem is I very...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Mar 25, 2015 | Money, ProspeRING, Raising Kids
To say this is a busy season in our lives is by far the understatement of the year. Our family calendar is a jumbled mess of colors, many overlapping the others. We are at a unique season in our careers and family. I’m in the middle of some amazing career...