Why You Should Cook with Your Kids
As our kids were growing up, on most Saturday mornings I would make homemade pancakes. But part of what made this weekly tradition really fun was that they would often help me. Now that they’re older, I may not cook pancakes every Saturday, but I still find opportunities to spend time together with my kids in the kitchen.
Do You Love Your Spouse the Right Way?
Have you ever noticed that when someone from another country speaks a different language, people feel the need to speak louder? We think speaking loudly will bridge the communication gap. But it doesn’t. Their ears are working, it’s their brain that can’t understand the words.
5 Hard Conversations Every Couple Must Have
Some conversations are just no fun and even quite hard to have. No spouse, for example, wants to spend lots of time talking about the end-of-life issues. But as sure as you and I are guaranteed an end to our lives on this earth, the timing and conditions of that end also often come unexpectedly. Even though it’s hard, it’s also quite necessary to talk about various aspects of life…and death…to help each other think through these situations.
Here are five necessary but hard conversations every couple should have regarding how to move forward in life together in the here and now, as well as in the event one of them passes away or becomes incapacitated.
Why Motives Matter in Marriage
What you do in your marriage is important, but WHY you do what you do is equally important.
That’s because your WHY, your motive, often determines your what. The reason behind the things you say to your spouse, or do for your spouse, shows you whether you are doing it out of love for your spouse or for yourself…whether you are truly serving or self-serving.
If your WHY is all about yourself and all about getting, then your love for your spouse will be squelched. The opposite of love is not hate; it’s selfishness. And selfishness is the greatest enemy of every marriage.
#125: 8 Things Parents Should Do for their Kids Every Day (Podcast)
When we initially think about what we should do for our kids every day, we think of things like help with homework, make their lunches, take them to school, but really it’s the relational things that they will remember. For today’s podcast, we will go much deeper with the things we should be doing for our kids!
3 Things Couples Want to Know in Marriage
Over the course of more than two decades at Family First, my wife, Susan, and I have written many words about marriage. We’ve tackled all kinds of topics. But a recent analysis of our website traffic revealed three main themes running through our most popular posts: expectation, evaluation, and improvement.
You might define these marriage essentials as the following questions:
What should we expect from one another in our marriage? (Expectations)
How are we doing as a couple relationally? (Evaluations)
How can we do this better? (Improvement)
New Year, Renewed Marriage: Follow These Simple Steps
People are usually a little surprised when we tell them the story in the video below. You see, our marriage didn’t have the most promising start. Our hearts were in the right place but our personalities were on a crash course that was bound to implode our marriage.
Share the Love, Share the Book
Susan and I need your help. Our new books, Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands and Lists to Love By for Busy Wives, release tomorrow! If you would, we would love for you to help share the news. To make sharing convenient, use any of the posts or tweets below to get the word out on your social media. Thank you […]
5 Ways Your Family Can End the Year Well
As January 1st draws closer, you may be thinking about New Year’s resolutions and other family plans for next year. But before you look ahead, it’s important to take some time to look back. Good endings are necessary to make way for great beginnings. [Tweet This] An archer has to draw their arm back to shoot forward; in the same way, pausing to look back and reflect will help you take aim for the coming year.
