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NO MORE PERFECT MARRIAGES

No marriage is perfect. But every marriage can get better.

In No More Perfect Marriages, Mark and Jill speak honestly about their struggles, how they came back from betrayal, and the principles keeping their marriage strong today. They guide you in everything you need to know to kick the Perfection Infection right out and return to intimacy.

In their warm, honest, personable style, Jill and Mark discuss:

→How the Perfection Infection invades a marriage–even a good marriage

→How to detect and correct the Seven Slow Fades

→How to set and communicate realistic expectations

→What to do if your spouse just won’t change

→How to guard your marriage from the Perfection Infection for good

Hurting marriages can heal, and good marriages can become great. It takes work, yes, but No More Perfect Marriages will give you the insights, language, and roadmap you need for the journey. So start today.

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My Heart is Broken Book by Jill Savage

My Heart is Broken

I Really Messed Up Book by Mark Savage

I Really Messed Up

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7 Negative Actions That Can Hurt Your Marriage | #MarriageMonday

7 Negative Actions That Can Hurt Your Marriage | #MarriageMonday

Mark: When Jill and I look back at what contributed to the dark season in our marriage, we found that it wasn’t the big things that made a difference. It was actually the little things that simmered under the surface. These things began an unraveling that gained...

6 Common Things We Hear in Marriage Coaching | #MarriageMonday

6 Common Things We Hear in Marriage Coaching | #MarriageMonday

Mark: Jill and I developed our marriage ministry because we wanted to use our own marriage pain and healing work to help others, and boy did we get a huge number of requests once we started offering marriage coaching. Jill: You know, we’ve received hundreds of...

What Our Uganda Trip Reminded Us About Marriage | #MarriageMonday

What Our Uganda Trip Reminded Us About Marriage | #MarriageMonday

Jill: If you’ve been following us on Instagram and Facebook or seen some of our past blog posts, then you know that we recently traveled to Uganda to minister to the marriages of pastors there. Mark: We were also able to teach on relationships at Uganda Christian...

How to Know If You’re Ready to Rebuild Trust | #MarriageMonday

How to Know If You’re Ready to Rebuild Trust | #MarriageMonday

Jill: Mark and I often say that we have been married for 39 years—29 of them happily. Mark: That’s right. In the 10 unhappy years, our marriage was a mess in many ways. You wouldn’t have thought it looking in from the outside because we were doing everything “right.”...

A Mama’s Heart: An Open Letter to Moms

A Mama’s Heart: An Open Letter to Moms

Dear mama, Thinking back, I remember the days each of my children joined our family like it was yesterday. The excitement. The fear. The love. The anxiousness. The unknown. I'm sure you do as well. For our biological children, I remember the hospital. I remember the...

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How to Have Less Arguments in Your Marriage | Episode 249

How to Have Less Arguments in Your Marriage | Episode 249

Over the years, we've had our fair share of expectations that ended in disappointment—sometimes around big moments like birthdays, and other times over something as simple as how we spend a Saturday. It’s taken us a while to discover that what caused many of these...

The Deep-Rooted Marriage with Dan Allender | Episode 248

The Deep-Rooted Marriage with Dan Allender | Episode 248

Every marriage is an ongoing story with its own highs and lows, joys and difficulties. Depending on which season we are in, we may start to see marriage as the best thing that has ever happened to us or the source of our angst.  If you’ve been following our journey...

Managing Expectations in Marriage | Episode 247

Managing Expectations in Marriage | Episode 247

©2025 FamilyLife. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. If we're being completely honest, many of us enter into marriage with stars in our eyes and the hope that our spouse will live up to our every expectation. Isn't it funny how we can spend months preparing...

Making Marriage Easier with Arlene Pellicane | Episode 246

Making Marriage Easier with Arlene Pellicane | Episode 246

Have you heard some variation of this before?  "Marriage is hard. It’s unfair. One of you will always pull more weight. Marriage doesn’t make you happy; it makes you miserable."  I'd like to push back against that pessimistic mindset. Yes, it’s true that...

When a Loved One Hurts | Episode 245

When a Loved One Hurts | Episode 245

When a loved one hurts, it can be hard to know how to respond and support them through the crisis or pain they feel. Our first response is often to jump straight into “fix it” mode or lighten the mood by offering platitudes. However, the key to true comfort lies in a...

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WANT PERSONALIZED HELP? TRY COACHING!

Having a coach is like having a personal trainer. Instead of working on body goals, you’ll set and meet life or career goals. If you feel overwhelmed with life, marriage, building a platform, speaking, or writing, Jill knows the path and she can guide you to success!

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Discover the 6 Practical Steps to Rebuilding Trust

No matter how trust has been broken, it’s possible to rebuild it and to even have a better marriage than before! This short guide gets you started in the right direction.

Rebuilding Trust Guide