What I Learned About Respecting My Wife from a Friend
Susan and I went on a trip with our good friends a few weeks ago. We’re really close with this couple and candidly share with one another things that we see that need to change or be corrected in each other’s lives. After Jay observed me interacting with Susan for a couple of days, he […]
Is There a Megalodon in Your Marriage?
Without warning, you begin to get the eerie feeling that something is not right. A dark shadow looms far beneath the surface of the still waters, lurking in the deepest depths of the sea. It’s a creature from your worst nightmares, with jaws that bite through the skull of a prehistoric whale as easily as […]
3 Reasons I Listen to My Kids’ Advice
I was surprised with an unexpected gift from my kids recently: a new wardrobe. With my daughters getting older, they have taken it upon themselves to declare my outfits outdated and “embarrassing.” They presented me with new polos, stylish shorts, and even some fresh button-down shirts. In response, I was told that I had […]
Confession: My Wife and I Struggle Too
My wife, Susan, previously penned a guest post on my blog titled Confession: My Husband and I Struggle Too. In that post, she shared, in a kind but transparent way, some struggles she has with me. Well, some of you commented that you wanted to hear about some of the ways I struggle with […]
How to Serve the Working Mom
I have to confess: sometimes I find myself stuck. Really stuck. We all know that it’s human nature to have moments of selfishness. I know that after a particularly long or stressful day at work, I look forward to coming home and unwinding. Yet, this kind of mind-set keeps me stuck from looking beyond […]
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at My Marriage
When you’re friends for two decades with another couple, you get to know each other pretty well. One such couple is our dear friends, Jay and Beth Hohfeler. They are the kind of close friends with whom we can really be transparent. Jay and Beth, Susan and me recently took a little vacation in […]
4 Reasons Why You Should Dance with Your Daughter
When we go to weddings, one of my favorite parts of the celebration is when the dad dances with his daughter, the bride. I can’t wait to share this moment with each of my three daughters at their weddings. I really like to dance with my girls and, throughout the years, have danced with […]
How to Teach Integrity to Your Kids
C.S. Lewis once said, “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” Oftentimes we talk about this idea of integrity without grasping what it truly means. What if I told you it was not a single action, but a mind-set you needed to develop? Integrity is born in the mind […]
How to Be Your Spouse’s Teammate in Parenting
My wife and I work hard, with some success and some failure, to be on the same page when it comes to raising our kids. When our children were small, their little minds were constantly thinking about how they could get what they wanted. It came so naturally to them that they often didn’t […]
