Jill: I’m most impatient when I’m overscheduled. Mark: I tend to take things personally when I am tired. Jill: My tone of voice has exasperation in it most often when I’m running late. Mark: I lack the ability to listen well when I’m trying to do too much. Jill: Just...
Several years ago Mark and I wrote Living With Less So Your Family Has More. The book is about living with less stress, less activities, and less money than what is culturally acceptable. It’s actually about standing up to adult peer pressure and doing what is...
Mark: Jill was telling me about something that we needed to do this weekend. I was busy answering an email on my phone and I absentmindedly said a few “Uh huh’s” to feign interest in what she was saying. When she said, “Mark, did you hear me?” I had to admit that I...
Jill: Last weekend at the Hearts at Home conference, I spent some time with a woman whose marriage was at seven years of healing from her infidelity. There is still so much pain in their marriage, though, and it seems they are stuck. The more we talked the more I...
Last week we opened up our new No More Perfect Date Night Community and then we spent this past weekend with about 2700 women at the Illinois Hearts at Home conference. It was a full week and a great weekend but it will take us both about a week to recover!...
Today’s post is from my friend Patty Maier who was one of four writers who wrote the Hearts at Home Pantagraph newspaper column for many years. She and her family live in Forrest, Illinois where many different organizations benefit from her time and talents. By...
Mark: Jill and I spent a few days in Colorado Springs this past week interviewing with Focus On the Family, spending time with friends, and, of course, spending time in the mountains. One couple we spent time with have been married 36 years and they shared they had...
Worn out? Jesus was so tired that he slept in a boat even though a storm tossed it about. Up at night with a little one? The disciples, who were in the boat with him, were so afraid of the storm they woke Jesus up! Feeling misunderstood? Even Jesus’ friend...
Jill: I lose my sunglasses. Every. Single. Pair. Mark: I forget to lock the doors at night. Jill: I’m imperfect and I am married to an imperfect human being. How we think about that imperfection makes all the difference in the world. Mark: Some of the most...
“Mom, will you run up to the mall with me Sunday after church? I’ve narrowed my wedding attire down to two different suits and I’d like to have your thoughts.” I indicated that I’d be happy to do that, fully aware that he has taken the...
Mark: It was quite a few years ago when I first heard the phrase, “nonsexual touch.” I thought, “You’re kidding me. Those two words don’t even belong in the same sentence!” Jill: I remember Mark’s reaction to it. I craved non-sexual touch, but it seemed that Mark only...
Mark: Jill and I were teaching a No More Perfect Marriages seminar a week ago, and it was such a powerful event. My favorite part was when we had people stand representing how many years they had been married. Of the nearly 200 people in attendance, nearly 30 couples...
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Mark: Jill and I have begun the behind-the-scenes work for our new No More Perfect Date Night site. This new resource–coming in late April–will allow you invest in your marriage without hiring a sitter or leaving your house! More info to come!) One of...
Last night I had hoped to make a trip to Springfield to be at our granddaughter’s school concert but I just didn’t have the energy for the two hour round trip after my second shoulder surgery on Tuesday (I had developed adhesions after my first rotator...
