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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
I Really Messed Up
ARTICLEs
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...
5 Threats to Connection in Your Marriage | #MarriageMonday
Feeling connected in a marriage is essential. However, there are many threats that can undermine this connection and lead to a feeling of distance. In today's #MarriageMonday, we're exploring five of the main reasons couples lose that feeling of connection....
Affair Recovery–You Can Come Out Stronger!
Infidelity: it's not something we ever thought would be part of our story, but it happened to us. And we healed. Now God is allowing us to bring hope and help to those who are walking a similar journey. If you're here because the bottom has just dropped out of your...
Confidential Communication To The Guy Thinking About Leaving His Marriage
Our thoughts are powerful. I remember the thoughts that caused me to leave my marriage eleven years ago. Those same thoughts fueled the affair I was having. And I'm reminded of those messages every time I spend time with a guy in crisis, because what he's telling...
Are You Hinting and Hoping? | #MarriageMonday
Life is busy, and that can lead to effective communication being compromised. In today's #MarriageMonday, we're exploring how to let go of the "hinting and hoping" method of communication, and replace it with some better strategies. Mark: We have a quick story to...
A Crucial Ingredient for Change in Your Marriage | #MarriageMonday
Do you desire for transformation in your marriage? Deeper connection? Better communication? Adjustments in how you parent together? In today's #MarriageMonday, we're sharing one of the most important ingredients of change in a marriage. Mark: You know the old adage,...
Podcast
Standing for Your Marriage with Jason Carver | Episode 250
If you're familiar with the journey Mark and I have walked together, then you know that I spent a year “standing for my marriage” while Mark had an affair and separated. (You can explore more about our story here.) It was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Courses & Classes
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!
Free Gifts
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.
