Posted on: May 16, 2013

5 Ways Not to Communicate with Your Husband

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  There are a lot of articles and blogs out there giving you tips on how to better communicate with your spouse. Today, I’d like to share with you these 5 Ways Not to Communicate with Your Husband. 1.    With bad timing. All of us can have tough days. And all of us have issues we need to address with our spouses. But there are certain time...

Posted on: May 13, 2013

All Pro Dad Men’s Study Week Five: Know Your Method

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  In the weeks leading up to week five of the All Pro Dad men’s study, we’ve learned the importance of a father knowing his makeup, mind-set, and motive.  This week’s session provides us with some practical, hands-on tools to help us know our method in our quest as fathers to better love our families.  From conversation-starting questions to ...

Posted on: May 9, 2013

12 Easy Things a Husband Should Do for His Wife This Weekend for Mother’s Day

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  Have the kids help make breakfast in bed for her. Take mom on a surprise trip to the beach, park, mall, or restaurant and plan the necessary details in advance. Lead the kids in doing all of the chores—laundry, dishes, vacuuming, garbage, lawn. Write a poem for her. Play your wedding song and dance with her. Write “things we love abo...

Posted on: May 8, 2013

How to Stay Joined at the Hip and Heart with Your Teen

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  I’ve learned a lot from my wife, Susan. One thing she’s taught me is how to maintain a “heart relationship” with each of our children—a deep, enduring relationship that beats strong through the transitional teen years. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned. 1. Don’t take it personally. “Why doesn’t she want to hold my hand?”...

Posted on: May 6, 2013

All Pro Dad Men’s Study Week Four: Know Your Motive

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  In week 4 of the All Pro Dad’s men’s study, we tackle an idea that has almost become the mantra of our culture today.  It is advice that is given to people looking for answers or trying to make decisions.  You’ve probably had someone suggest that you “follow your heart” in making your decisions or in seeking to find happiness. At times ...

Posted on: April 29, 2013

All Pro Dad Men’s Study Week Three: Know Your Mind-Set

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  Last week I traveled to Honduras on a mission trip. Our group’s mission was to share God’s love and serve the Honduran families in the village where we were going by building concrete floors in their small homes and huts. We didn’t just head to a foreign country on a whim, though. We spent months planning out the logistics of the trip and we ...

Posted on: April 22, 2013

All Pro Dad Men’s Study Week Two: Know Your Makeup

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  Our group was excited to get back together to go through the second week of the All Pro Dad men’s study.  After a few minutes of sharing what was learned about love and leadership as we went through the home training materials with our families, we jumped into the week 2 group training questions on knowing your makeup, the first of seven essenti...