Spring Cleaning for Your Marriage | #MarriageMonday

On today’s #MarriageMonday, we’re talking about clutter. Specifically, cleaning up some of the “clutter” that can so easily accumulate in our marriages over time. Jill: It’s spring cleaning time! Here in Illinois, it’s finally...

How to Put Love Into Action with Becky Kopitzke | Episode 85

If someone asked if you wanted to make a difference in the world, I imagine your answer would be an enthusiastic, “Yes!” However, the truth is we often get caught up in work demands, home responsibilities, cranky attitudes, challenging people, and exhaustion. All of...

25 Conversation Starters for Your Marriage | #MarriageMonday

Jill: I’ve got a question for you: When was the last time you and your spouse talked? Not about the kids’ grades, your family schedule, or who’s taking the kids to basketball practices. Really talked, listening to one another’s dreams and...

Dear Younger Me

Dear younger me, We just had another birthday. It’s probably hard for you to believe (it’s hard for me to believe too), but this was number 58! What a life we’ve had so far. I look back at you and think of how much you have left to learn and to...

Connecting with God Everyday with Wendy Pope | Episode 82

If you are anything like me, then you long to see Jesus working in the day-to-day, mundane parts of life. But let’s be honest: oftentimes we are so busy and so anxious that it’s hard to see His work around us. While He is at work, the enemy is at work to keep us blind...

5 Reasons Continuing Education is Important in Your Marriage

Can I be honest? As Mark and I were approaching our June wedding almost 39 years ago, I thought everything would just kind of work out. I mean, I knew there would be conflict but we loved each other and were excited to get married, so I figured our differences or...

What Do I Do When I’m Not in the Mood?

It’s no secret, but sex can easily become one of the biggest sources of conflict in marriage. Do you see that in your marriage? Maybe you feel like your differing sex drives are exhausting, Maybe you feel like all your spouse thinks about is sex. Maybe you feel...

An Evening Routine for a Connected Marriage | #MarriageMonday

What is your evening routine like? Is connecting as a couple something you intentionally do? Last week, I shared about reaching your goals for the New Year.  Today I want to share about a goal I hope you have in mind for this year: Increasing connection in your...