Today’s article is an excerpt from Better Together: Because You’re Not Meant to Mom Alone. Grab your copy here! There’s a letter I received that I’ll never forget from a mom I may never personally know: Dear Jill, several weeks ago, you and I...
Welcome to another bonus episode of the No More Perfect Podcast! We like to bring you some extra podcast goodness every once in a while that’s quick to listen to and helpful for your life. Just to say thank you! In today’s episode, we’re talking...
Social distancing got many of us out of the “making new friends” habit. To help you get back into the making friends mindset, I’m sharing an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Better Together: Because You’re Not Meant to Mom Alone. Grab your copy! When...
Dale Carnegie says, “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” He’s right! I was just talking to my friend Kelsie the other day, and she...
On today’s #MarriageMonday, we’re diving into differences! We all have them, but they can move from fascinations while we’re dating to frustrations when we get married. Let’s talk about it! Jill: We’re all different. That’s no...
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...
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...
Because of the age range of our five kids, I had a preschooler for 17 straight years! It seemed those years would never end, yet here I am a mother of five young adults. Today I’m thinking of those of you who are in the preschool years…particularly the...
We’re back with another bonus episode! These shorter episodes are always a fun way to bring you some extra podcast goodness as a way to say thank you for your support of this show. After recording this week’s episode with Tim Shoemaker (such a good one if...
On today’s #MarriageMonday, we’re diving into why it’s important to dream with your spouse and how to have future-focused conversations without conflict. Mark: I’m a dreamer. I always have been. I love to think about what “could...
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...
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...
Happy New Year! Mark and I are spending the start of this year down in Florida with my mom, and it has been such a special start to the year. Today, I want to talk about intentionality. Every January, the focus is goal-setting for so many of us. We set goals and...
Today’s blog post is a guest post by my friend Kathi Lipp. For many of us, the start of the new year has us thinking about improving our lives in some way. If decluttering or organizing is an improvement you’re longing for, this post is for you!...
I don’t really keep this a secret, but gift-giving isn’t my favorite when it comes to the holidays. Crazy, right? Don’t get me wrong. I love seeing the joy on my kids and grandkids faces when they open up something they’ve wanted and are surprised by it. I...
