Advance Decision Making

Mark and enjoyed a date tonight. We chose to use it as a time to evaluate 2008 and make plans for 2009. One of the things we’ve learned to do over the years is to use the concept of advance decision making to keep our priorities and achieve our goals. I wrote...

Wednesday’s Marriage Thought

When was the last time you did an overnight getaway with your husband? Get one on the calendar and start making arrangements now! Even if you’re on a tight budget you can have the kids spend the night at a friend’s or grandma’s and you can stay alone...

Something to help the wild side!

Several of you have commented that you’re realizing that you haven’t had much “wild side” to your marriage. I know this contest has been lighting that fire that we all need lit at one time or another to get us thinking creatively!One resource...

Another Wild Thing

Keep those “wild thing” comments coming! They are an encouragement to us all. I thought of another wild thing Mark and I did this summer. We rented the honeymoon suite at a local hotel for our 25th wedding anniversary. Yes, it cost more than a regular...

Living On The Wild Side…October contest!

Thursday night is the start of my husband’s weekend. Because his days off are Friday and Saturday, he always wants to do something fun on Thursday night like most people would normally do on Friday night. Over dinner we talked about what we might do like rent a...

Did you go?

I’ve heard from two of you that went to see Fireproof. I was able to see it on Saturday and I have to say that I thought it was fabulous! What a powerful movie about loving someone even if it’s hard. This movie casts hope for marriages. If you can go see...

A message from the makers of Fireproof

Friday is quickly approaching. There’s a presidential debate you want to see. And then Saturday, all kinds of yard work needs to get done. And Sunday after church, a nice relaxing afternoon at home sure sounds nice.But why make this a typical weekend? For the...

Fireproof

This weekend a special movie is opening in the U.S. From the makers of Facing The Giants, Fireproof is a movie designed to celebrate marriage and more importantly to give hope to hurting marriages. If you haven’t heard about Fireproof you need to know all about...

MomLogic Interview

Hello all,On Monday and Wednesday of this week, MomLogic is featuring an interview with me on my book Is There Really Sex After Kids? If you want an honest discussion about sex, you can find the interview here. But I do want you to know it’s an honest discussion...

This will make you smile…

A week ago Mark and I made a quick trip to Aldi. As we were standing in the checkout line, there was a young couple immediately ahead of us. The girl looked over at the fresh flower bouquets right next to the checkout aisle and the conversation proceeded like...