What We Can Learn About Marriage from HGTV’s Fixer Upper
HGTV'S show "Fixer Upper" offers each of us a weekly reminder of three simple qualities all of our marriages need.
Hope for the Hero in Your Spouse
What do Darth Vader and Saul-turned-Paul have to do with your marriage and your spouse?
Why Snow White Will Always Hold a Special Place in This...
Thoughts on playing dress-up, childhood memories, and why Snow White will always hold a special place in my heart.
3 Simple Ways Couples Can Change Together
If change is inevitable, how can we better embrace it in our husbands and ultimately in our marriages?
The #1 Piece of Relationship Advice You Should Ignore
Is there a piece of relationship advice that really gets under your skin? Here's my #1 pick.
5 Lessons on Marriage from Downton Abbey
Here are 5 lessons Downton Abbey has taught us over the years on marriage.
Take a Leap of Faith with Your Spouse
How about the next time you suspect your spouse may be sensing God’s direction, you decide to take a leap of faith and say, “Okay!”
What To Do When You’re Married To The Grinch
Every year in December, there are moments when I feel like my husband Ted is a regular Grinch compared to my Buddy the Elf.
You + Me = Family
There's an important shift newly married couples need to make and it involves their concept of "family."
How to Make the Most of Your Time as a Parent
Have you been hoodwinked into believing motherhood is a rat race? If so, here are 3 fun ways you can slow down and parent in real time.
How to Stop Competition from Fueling Your Parenting
Are you allowing competition to fuel your parenting decisions?
What Makes the Heart Grow Fonder?
Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? Or is it something else?
How to Have the Best Kind of Open Marriage
What are some specific areas you can work hard to have a transparent and open marriage? Here are four.
Reflections on Nichole Nordeman’s New EP
Read my thoughts on Nichole Nordeman's new EP "The Unmaking."
When Your Spouse Works Too Much
How can you and I be supportive of our spouse’s career without sacrificing our marriages? Here are three things I’m learning to practice.
Go Ahead, Brave Your Marriage
Maybe like Alexander, you’ve had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day recently. Maybe it’s left you grumpy with your spouse too. If so, why not choose to be brave today?
3 Great Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong
Read about three techniques that Ted and I use to help us score high on the Strength-O-Meter of marriage.
A Hobbit Lesson on Conflict in Marriage
What if in marriage we stopped running from conflict and instead started viewing it as an adventure?
4 Great Books on Marriage for Your Reading List
Here are four great books on marriage to add to your reading list.
