Happy 53rd Wedding Anniversary Mom and Dad! Because I think we should always be learning from those who are farther along on the journey, I asked my parents if I could interview them today. They were happy to oblige. You’ve been married 53 years. If you have...
When you’re in a crisis, you need something to hang on. God’s truth is an anchor in the storm. He gives us 8 promises that we can remember in the midst of crisis. These promises give up hope and help as we navigate difficult seasons in our lives. Download...
Today’s post is from 2013 Hearts at Home conference speakers Milan and Kay Yerkovich. Their book How We Love was a game-changer in our marriage. Their focus is emotional health in marriage and their resources are changing marriages all over the world. You can...
Mark and I came from very different upbringings. This made for very different perspectives about many aspects of family life. It’s also set the stage for conflict. In the early years, we tried to find common ground when one of these differences arose, but that...
I heard a quote the other day that caught my attention. It was simply this: The most radical thing you can do today is to be present. That hit home! I realized that my kids can walk in the door, say “hi,” and I say “hi” back without so much as turning my head. The...
I recently watched this video and it brought tears to my eyes. Love is a choice and this man has chosen to love his wife. Grab a kleenex and be encouraged. (If you get my posts by email and don’t see the video below you can find it here!)
One thing Mark and I have found to be important in our marriage is staying in touch throughout the day. We used to share a phone call over the lunch hour, but we’ve moved to texting off and on throughout the day. As I’ve shared before, we also use a...
Thirty years ago today Mark and I said “I do.” My 19-year-old mind had danced with visions of perfection of both our wedding day and our marriage relationship. My 23-year-old husband had similar expectations. The day of our wedding turned out to be one of...
Thirty times on June 25, we have celebrated our wedding anniversary. Over the years we’ve celebrated in many different ways: 1) We’ve written love notes to each other. 2) We’ve gone away for an overnight at a hotel in town. (We use Priceline.com to...
Last week we talked about what to do when you don’t want to invest in your broken marriage. Through email and comments on the post, there were several resource suggestions that I wanted to share today. Some I was familiar with and some were brand new to me....
Dear Jill, I read one of your articles. The last sentence spoke to me. I will paraphrase: Could I make changes in the pace of my life to allow me to respond, rather than react? I am working on this. My question, however is; what if I am at a place where I don’t feel...
I’m an internal processor. That means I think about a lot of things that I never talk about. It’s how I’m wired and works well for me when I’m operating as an individual. However, it proves to be a challenge in my marriage. I will often...
Today’s Marriage Monday is brought to us by SHAUNTI FELDHAHN, a wife and mom first, as well as a popular speaker and best-selling author. After receiving a graduate degree from Harvard, Shaunti started out on Wall Street, but now applies her analytical...
The cookies slid easily off my spatula, but choosing to let his words slide off my back was another matter altogether. I could tell from the mood in the kitchen that my husband didn’t even know his comment pricked my heart or that a slow bleed was threatening to...
Have you ever said in frustration about your spouse, “We are so incompatible!”? If you have (and most of us have), it is an indication of unrealistic expectations. The truth is, every married couple is wonderfully incompatible! Sure, some of us share more...
