I introduced the concept of “Today’s Opportunity Plan” in yesterday’s post. If you missed it, you can find it here. Your soul: Read Isaiah 40:29-31. Write it on a piece of paper or an index card and post it where you can see it regularly. ...
Okay friends, it’s time for strategy. We can look at our circumstances as a frustration or a fascination. We can see it as a liability or an opportunity. I’m choosing opportunity and I want to help you do the same! We have the opportunity to be...
In the Spring of 2020 I had the opportunity to share three programs on Family Life radio. We talked about three different subject on the three days of programming: empty nest, marriage, and loving your LGBTQ+ kids. If you’d like more information about any of...
Mark: I confess that praying together is not something Jill and I have always done well. As a pastor, I could pray with just about anyone except my wife. Why is that? Fear of judgment. My own lies in my head. My fear of disappointing and not doing it right. Those are...
Jill: Over the past few months we have coached quite a few young couples that have felt their hearts are miles apart. As we dug into each of their stories, it became evident that parenting had taken over their lives, leaving their marriages on autopilot. Mark: In our...
Mark: Conflict handled without care can bring out the worst in us. Unless we’re intentional about responding rather than reacting, we can end up with a mess to clean up. Jill: It’s rare that we both haven’t contributed to the mess in some way. So we...
This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Mark and I just got back from visiting our son in Australia and we spent less than $120 each on our airfare! When Evan moved there in 2018, he was going to just stay a year, so we didn’t...
Let’s face it, most kids have a “gimme” attitude. That’s just a natural part of the human condition AND it’s fertilized by the consumer mindset of the media and the world around us. What that means is that we have to do what we can to...
There’s nothing better than giving a gift that’s a perfect match for someone! Because there are so many great deals on books right now, I thought I’d share a book gift guide that you might find helpful! These are organized/grouped by categories in...
Mark: I have been working on changing my view of the conflicts within marriage. To be honest, I am not someone who likes conflict at all. There was too much of it when I was growing up so I wanted my own family to be conflict free (can you say “unrealistic...
