Little Things to Do to Get Your Spouse in the Mood on Christmas Eve
Okay guys, this is Susan. Mark doesn’t know I’m writing this blog, but I have a few ideas to share with you for how you can get your wife in the mood on Christmas Eve. It’s nothing elaborate, but I assure you it will have a big impact. Here are 9 little things you can […]
How to Help Your Wife Feel Secure
Uncertainty: It’s part of daily living. We aren’t certain our alarms will wake us up on time, aren’t certain we’ll have enough gas to get to work, aren’t certain the kids finished all their homework, and aren’t certain we locked the door. And we aren’t certain we will keep our job another month, aren’t certain we’ll have enough money to pay the rent, aren’t certain our kids will make the right choices when we aren’t around. The list goes on.
5 Things Your Child Needs You to Be
Being a parent is the best job in the world. We get to train, inspire, and watch our children grow. Yet, at the same time, parenting can be somewhat complicated given the many hats that we must wear. Here are 5 different roles our children need us to play. 1. Protector. Sure, we need to […]
6 Ways I Pledge to Be a Better Elf
As Christmastime approaches, my mind goes into energy saving mode and I start relaxing. That means I power down my intensity, relax more, and reflect more. And that’s all good. But sometimes I take it a bit too far and forget that Susan needs my help for the holidays. Susan has a lot of […]
What I Learned About Family from My 6 Favorite Christmas Movies
The lights are hung on the tree. The cookies are baking. The fire in the fireplace is warming your toes. And of course, you are humming along to songs like “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The Christmas Season is finally here. So if you’re looking for some good movies to watch during these next few weeks, here are some of my favorites and what each one has taught me important things about family.
1. A Christmas Carol. In this timeless classic, we find the selfish Ebenezer Scrooge with a hatred for all things Christmas. Through different influential events in the movie, Scrooge transforms from a man of bitterness and selfishness to a man of love. He learns, through Tiny Tim, that having a family you love and that loves you is all-important. What are the other 5?
10 More Things Wives Want to Hear from Their Husbands
A couple of years ago, I wrote 10 Things Wives Want to Hear from their Husbands. I was surprised at the incredible reaction to the post as thousands shared, tweeted, pinned, posted, and liked it. So I thought I’d go to the well again and share these 10 more things wives want to hear from […]
10 More Things Husbands Want to Hear from Their Wives
As I’ve shared in several blog posts, the tongue is powerful and words can hurt or heal, tear down or build up. People crave words that help, heal, affirm, build up, and breathe life. Because so many shared, tweeted, pinned, posted, and liked my previous post, 10 Things Husbands Want to Hear from their Wives, […]
Are You Equipped to Love Your Family Well?
Have you ever seen pictures of the people in African villages washing clothes, bathing, and drinking from an unsafe water source? Day after day, they’re consuming dirty, diseased water, and they are getting sick and dying. In the same way, people in our country are getting sick from a lack of clean, truthful resources. If […]
How to Be Available for Parenting Teenagers
The moments you have with your teenager at home are limited. There are only so many evenings when your whole family will be able to sit around and eat together, talk together, and laugh together. I’d like to encourage you to be strategic in how you spend your time—especially when it comes to being […]
