When Mark and I teach our marriage seminars we talk about “McDonald’s Drive-Thru” listening. Today’s Marriage Monday is all about reflective listening.Mark says…When Jill and I were in our difficult season of marriage–between...
At the beginning of the summer, Mark and I announced a Marriage Getaway Giveaway. We encouraged couples to do at least a one night overnight together (either going away for one night or having the kids go somewhere for the night and staying home alone!)....
In marriage, it’s the little things that make a big difference. Today’s Marriage Monday explores the little choices we make everyday that can impact our marriage relationship.Mark says…Last night Jill went walking with a friend. When she...
Today we’ll be departing from the usual Marriage Monday post. We’ve had a very big weekend. Our boys started school this morning and I (Jill) am taking our son-for-the-summer up to O’Hare airport to fly back home to his family in Ukraine. There just...
When our marriage was in it’s darkest season, Mark and I were faced with a bankrupt relationship. We’d made more withdrawals than deposits in our marriage.In order to turn around our hurting relationship, we had to increase the deposits and decrease...
There have been several times in our marriage that Mark and I have sought help. It’s not easy to ask for help, but it’s sometimes necessary for the health and longevity of your relationship.Today we’ll take a look at how to ask for help, how to...
I recently heard a commentator say that scientists have determined that this may be one of the first generations of kids who may not have the same life expectancy as their parents. Why? Because of a sedentary lifestyle topped off with a fast-food...
Before we launch into today’s Marriage Monday post, I want to extend a warm welcome to our Focus on the Family listeners who are just joining us today for the first time. Come look around and be encouraged. If you’d like to receive my daily...
Last week when when I was reading Thriving Family Magazine, one article title caught my eye: Become Your Spouse’s Publicist. In the book world, a publicist is one who advertises and promotes books. It got me thinking…Do I more often give my...
As we were driving to church recently, we heard Renee Swope with the Proverbs 31 Radio Program refer to grace-giving in marriage as being similar to how cartilage protects the joints in our body. The cartilage in between joints keeps the bones from rubbing...
We’re posting this Marriage Monday from the Fairfield Inn in Boston. It’s the last night of a five day vacation for two that we took exploring the coast from Boston to Bar Harbor, Maine. Once in Maine, Mark officiated a wedding for some...
Years ago Mark and I were introduced to the concept of the Three Question Technique. This communication concept helped us deepen our conversations and get out of the rut of short answers that kept conversation at surface levels. Mark says… When Jill and I were...
Note: For those who receive my blog by email, you will get Marriage Monday on Tuesday morning. Blogger was down all day Sunday and Monday and I was unable to post until Monday afternoon. So better late than never…here’s this week’s...
Today’s Marriage Monday is a continuation of the challenge I made and the accompanying giveaway I announced last Wednesday. If you missed that post, you can read it here.It’s important for husbands and wives to step away from the everyday and spend...
Mark and I just returned from 48 hours in Orlando, Florida as part of the Celebrate Family tour with Focus on the Family. It was so exciting to meet some of our Florida blog and Facebook friends!This was a little getaway for just the two of us. Sure there...
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