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"One Change A Day"

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference."...

One Month Since My First Cochlear Implant Activation...

Yesterday, was one month since activation of my Cochlear Implant. I was walking down the hall at our church with a friend. Joseph was...

Going Against Culture In Your Marriage

Going Against Culture in your Marriage...sadly, many marriages today are failing because someone wasn’t happy. So they check out and...

20 Things We Say to Our Kids that Sometimes We Have Trouble Doing

Over the last 21 years of parenting, we’ve come to learn that most lessons in life are caught not taught. Some people learn this lesson...

How Do We Bring Intimacy Back...Part 2

Intimacy is has a tendency to drift even in healthy marriages. We have to work at pursuing one another everyday. For some couples, the...

How To Bring Intimacy Back...Part 1

A couple years ago, we did a "Family Matters Date Night" at our church where Joe and I spoke about the top 3 issues he counsels in...

It Takes a Village...

A few years ago, I asked my parents what they did to raise 4 children who love God and have a passion for people. As a young parent at...

6 Simple Ways to Pursue Your Spouse this Week!

1. Surprise them with something little! Show up with their favorite magazine, coffee drink, candy, lunch, flowers, etc. Just something...

A Simple Step-By-Step Guide for Dads with Daughters

As you probably know, my wife and I have six children, four girls and two boys. I spent the first seven years of parenthood as a father...

When Marriage Gets Tough...

Picture this: Husband and wife are sitting across the table from each other. Both of them have their heads in their hands and they’re...

Everyone Hide! There is a Nag in the Room!

A nag. We have all heard one. We have all been in the room with one. Shoot, we have all been one. Nagging is what we all do when we feel...