We live life better when we live life together. Openly authentic. Incredibly transparent. Masks removed. God often does His best work through the cracks in our lives. We’ve certainly experienced that. That’s why Mark and I hang out here in the blog world...
So tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. Tonight Erica listed off the multiple invitations she and Kendall received to New Year’s Eve parties and then asked if we could care for our granddaughter, Marie, for the night. Mark looked at me and said, “So Jill,...
If you’ve been hanging around here for very long, you know that I’m an advocate for setting realistic expectations. Our unrealistic expectations breed disappointment, discouragement, and disillusionment. Today’s guest post helps with expectations for...
If you hang out on Facebook, you might have noticed I’ve been a little more active with daily Facebook LIVE videos. I’ve also been posting more often on my blog. There’s a good reason for those changes and it’s one I’m very excited to share with you! God’s really been...
Mark: Jill had a rough day last Wednesday. She couldn’t sleep and so she got up in the night and decided to do a few things to the blog she’d been wanting to get done. Jill: I know just enough HTML code to get myself in trouble…and I did just that....
When we think back to five years ago, there was so much pain in our marriage. Sometimes, however, the best things in life come out of the worst situations. Honestly, that’s the beauty of God’s redeeming work in our life. He brings about beauty from ashes...
Mark: This past Friday, Jill and I had the privilege of making group curriculum videos for the No More Perfect Marriages book. We decided to turn our renovated kitchen into a video studio to share about our renovated marriage. We’re so excited to share this...
I love to both give and receive books and because I’m a living with less girl, I also love to pass along a good deal. I just learned that Amazon is offering $5 off any print book purchase of $15 or more by simply using the promo code: GIFTBOOK. Today (Sunday)...
We didn’t spend Thanksgiving with a single one of our five children. Did it feel odd? Yes. Was it the best for everyone? We think so. Our oldest daughter and her husband alternate holidays with his family and our family; this year Thanksgiving was with his family....
I met her at the park this summer. Mark and I had two of the grandkids for the week and I had decided we would spend the day out and about visiting some of our city’s parks. She was playing with her kids but then one kid wanted her to play tag and the other wanted her...
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