As summer break is upon us, it’s time for the pool, extra time outside, fun activities, vacations, adventures, and more. This is also the time of year that simply requires a whole lot more time keeping little ones occupied and a whole lot more togetherness....
When my dad passed away almost three years ago, there was a steep learning curve for handling “the business of dying.” I’ve started a blog post to share lessons learned several times, but never finished it. I finally decided to sit down at the...
It’s normal to need to renovate aspects of your marriage. As imperfect human beings, we all have areas we need to work on, and areas we can improve on to increase connection with our spouse. In today’s #MarriageMonday, we’re covering 5 steps you can...
In the Bible, there’s a story I love in Joshua 3-4. I encourage you to read those chapters if you’re not familiar with the story, but to make it easy, here’s a short version: For many years, God had been leading the nation of Israel to the Promised...
Raising a daughter in today’s social-media-oriented, crazy world can be challenging! As our daughters grow up, we actually have some growing to do, too. What does it look like for us to really love our daughters well? How can we mature in an effort to remain an...
Let’s be honest: life can be really hard sometimes on this side of Heaven. I know in my own life I think of my breast cancer journey, the dark season of our marriage, losing my dad, challenges my children have experienced, and much more. I imagine you can think of...
Hi Jill, I need help. I get so angry at my husband for not perceiving potential consequences. He is handy, so he figures if he breaks something he can fix it, which he likely can. But this way of operating most often costs more money and time. This makes me angry....
Many years ago, Mark and I decided that we wanted to be a family that learned to live with less money so we could have more intentional time with our family. Today’s article is an adapted excerpt from our Living With Less So Your Family Has More book and is all...
Today’s episode is probably one of my favorite interviews I’ve ever done, and it was honestly pretty emotional for me. During our dark season of marriage, Cheri Keaggy’s music was a comfort to my heart. You see, music is a powerful delivery truck for truth for...
As couples, we have to communicate about a million little things a day—from who’s dropping the kids at soccer practice and picking up the grocery order, to who’s making dinner and who’s washing the dishes. Most of the time in our crazy-busy lives, we’re...
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