Watch Your Baggage and More…
Do you ever feel like you are flying through life? I do—literally and figuratively. Flying as much as I do in the course of my work, I have learned a thing or two about making the most of air travel, like choosing an aisle seat because it gives you more legroom and you’re not wedged in […]
7 Things You Must Know About Your Husband
I recently put husbands on the spot by asking them seven questions about their wives, the answers to which may reveal how well they really know their spouse. So now, ladies, it’s your turn! I’m asking you to reflect on what you know about your husbands beyond their height, weight, and the color of their eyes…the outward things. The answers can help you better understand and love your man.
1. What is his love language? Gary Chapman’s classic book The 5 Love Languages explains how we receive and “hear” love in different ways: time, touch, talking, gifts, acts of service, kind words. Which of these say, “I love you” to him the most? And remember that he may be using the same style to communicate his love to you, without realizing you may “hear” it differently. Perhaps he is telling you he loves you in ways you miss.
2. What is his biggest dream? In his book Wild at Heart, John Eldredge says every man wants an adventure to live. What is your husband’s? Does he long to start his own business or scale the highest peak on every continent? Has he buried his deepest desires in the duty of everyday responsibilities? Here’s why men feel trapped, and what you can do. Are there some ways you can help reawaken or encourage him in reaching for a brave goal that will stretch his faith? Read the remaining 7 things you must know about your husband.
#90: How You and Your Kids Can Serve Others (Podcast)
Martin Luther King Jr. told us what greatness is all about when he said, “Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.” One of our jobs as parents is to talk to our kids about the significance of serving others and show them how to do it. Today, we’re going to talk about some places you and your kids can serve others…in your home, your neighborhood, your community, your country, your world.
7 Things You Must Know About Your Wife
How well do you really know your wife? I don’t mean the color of her hair and her eyes, or where she was born and went to school. That’s her biography, her exterior. But what about her inner life, her thoughts and feelings, hopes and fears? Knowing the answers to these seven questions will help you understand and love her well. They will help you tune into your wife.
1. What is her love language? What means most to her: touch, time, talking, gifts, or completing the honey-dos? If you have not yet read Gary Chapman’s classic book The 5 Love Languages, you simply must. It’s such a great resource and will help you identify the ways in which she best receives messages of love which also influences how she may be expressing it to you.
2. What is her biggest fear? I’m not talking about being scared of heights or disliking going to the dentist—though you would do well to hold her hand tightly when you are on top of a tall building and to encourage her to floss. I mean the deeper, heart things that perhaps speak of her past: fear of abandonment or betrayal, or of not being a good enough mom. Many women struggle with comparing themselves to others. How can your words and actions help address her concerns? Read the remaining 7 things you must know about your wife.
How to Talk to God About Your Spouse
Recently a friend challenged me to ask myself a question: Do I pray more for me or do I pray more for us in my marriage? Prayer is the simple but powerful act of talking to God. But our prayers can be very self-focused. We may be more inclined to pray for ourselves and our wants and desires than for […]
#89: 3 Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry with Dr. Les Parrott (Podcast)
In today’s culture, divorce has become an all-too-common word. Why? Because marriages are falling apart left and right. So if someone were to ask you the secret to saving a marriage, what would you say? Feeling “in love”? Having less conflict? Creating more passion? In an all-new, updated edition of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, […]
Make War to Make Love: A Fighting Strategy for a Forever Marriage
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” –G.K. Chesterton We need that same passion of a soldier in our marriages. We must fight because we love. We must fight for who we love. We must make war to make love […]
A Marriage like Theirs
If you feel like the marriage grass is greener on the other side when you look at other couples, it could be that you’re not watering your own lawn enough and spending too much time looking at theirs. Alongside issues like being critical or controlling, comparing your marriage to others’ seems pretty innocuous. But I believe that it’s […]
#088: How to Lead through Conflict in Marriage with Michael Hyatt
Picture this: You’ve just finished an hour long argument with your spouse. There was yelling, name-calling and fingerpointing. But then came apologies and reconciliation. So everything was good…until 5 minutes later when you began arguing about the dirty dishes still laying in the sink. And so it goes. Sometimes marriage begins to feel like one conflict […]
