Can I please go to the bathroom alone?

Today’s post is an excerpt from my Real Moms…Real Jesus book. If you have little ones…this is for you! If you don’t have little ones, would you share it with a mama who does? She needs to know she’s not alone and that Jesus is a friend...

What Do You Need To Leave For The Sake of Your Marriage?

Mark: Yesterday at church, our pastor, Mike Baker, preached on Genesis 12:1-9. It’s the story of when God told Abram he needed to leave where he was to go where God wanted him to go. It was an 800-mile, 8-10 year journey where Abram had to depend upon God to...

10 Summer Activities To Do With All Your Kids!

Summer’s upon us and I’m guessing you’ve already heard at least one “I’m bored” already. If so, I’ve got you covered!  No matter the age of your kids–babies all the way through college age–I’ve got some rock...

What’s Your Plan To Invest In Your Marriage This Summer?

Mark: Jill and I are in South Bend, Indiana today doing a television interview on No More Perfect Marriages (the interview starts at 8:23 if you watch it online!) It’s a 24 hour road trip, but it gave us time to talk on the 3 hour drive from our Central Illinois...

Hospitality at Home

We’d been married just about six months and lived on the west side of Indianapolis. Mark drove a delivery truck all over Indiana for his family’s glass and plastics business. He’d been in southern Indiana that day and I was waiting for him to come...

Be a Circle Breaker Not a Circle Maker

I bought the tickets months in advance. I’d heard about this event for several years but was never able to make the date work.  This year it did and this Nana was taking her two granddaughters to a special tea. When we arrived, we were escorted to a round table. The...

Chicken That Fits Our Living With Less Lifestyle

I love chicken. I love saving money. I love buying in bulk and getting a great deal. I love any deal that keeps me out of a grocery store! I love Zaycon Fresh meats and especially their chicken because it’s the best of everything I love! Zaycon Fresh is a unique...

What’s Your Summer Strategy for Connecting As A Couple?

Jill: Summer is just around the corner and it’s likely our routines will experience some changes as we head from one season to another. Mark: Longer days in the summer allow for different ways of connecting as a couple. Jill and I enjoy sitting on the porch in...

My Faith-Filled Friend

One of the hardest parts of having cancer is making new friends only to lose way too many of them in death. I don’t believe I’ve ever grieved the loss of so many friends as I have the past three years. It happened again two weeks ago when my friend Angela passed away....