By Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer. Knowing how to best help an emotional child can be difficult. It’s hard to know what to do when they are genuinely that upset (not just putting on a show), despite the irrationality of their reaction to the situation. As my kids have gotten older, I’ve tried a few different things to help them… Read More
By Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer. I love date nights with my husband! They are a great time for us to have fun together and talk. Throughout my six and a half year marriage, I have valued date nights very highly. When our first child was born almost five years ago, these escalated to a marriage-survival-necessity in my book…. Read More
How can we learn to better love our husband with a sacrificial, unconditional love? In last week’s episode we discussed what it means to become our husband’s cheerleader and learn to better cherish and respect him. This week we are taking that concept one step further and focusing on what that love looks like. So… Read More
With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, it’s the perfect time to talk about marriage and how we, as wives, can inspire our husbands. By learning how to be their cheerleaders, we can show true love and respect to them. By using the acronym CHEER, we are going to take a look at some… Read More
Written by Erica Illsley, Contributing Writer ‘Tis the season for writing love letters or little love notes to your sweetheart or children. This is a little tutorial on how to write a simple love note called the acrostic, something you may have done in grade school but have forgotten about. Acrostics are great for highlighting… Read More
Update: I’ve had people ask how they can join the challenge. I guess I didn’t make that clear enough. Oops! Click the button to sign up for the challenge —> One of the things I’m working on this year is being more intentional with my time and focusing on making real and lasting change. One… Read More
By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer The organ music gently played as I walked down the aisle in my mother’s white lace and beaded taffeta gown toward my waiting groom. The small white leather-bound Bible she had carried 24 years earlier was held next to my bouquet of pink and white flowers. Under a veil of wispy netting, we… Read More
By Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer When did you start you start a family of your own? Many married individuals, wrongly assume they “began a family” when they started having babies. But that is not the case. If you were married first, your family was established the moment you entered into that marriage covenant with your spouse. Don’t… Read More
By Ashley Roe, Contributing Writer My husband and I are coming up on five years of marriage this July. As I look back on where we have been in five years, I am grateful for the time we have had to grow together but it has been a tough five years. We struggled with ups and downs… Read More
By Ashley Roe, Contributing Writer Taking time to date your spouse is important every month, not just in February! But making your special someone feel special can seem like a daunting task if you are on a tight budget. The good news is that planning a romantic date is possible even when money is tight. In the years since… Read More
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