We’ve seen some couples turn their entire relationship around for the better while others can’t seem to find common ground to make progress.
What do you do when you are offended? If you, like most people, tend to ruminate on your offense, you may be creating bitterness, resentment, and pent-up anger.
As we were reviewing the last 40 years of marriage, we realized that there were a few pieces of advice we would give to our younger selves.
I would be what some people call fashion-challenged. But I got help from my friend who runs Style by Color. It’s been a lifesaver for me!
Mark and I have used advanced decision-making for quite a few years now to help plan out the upcoming year and set our priorities and goals!
Adversity is a part of life. We can sometimes think that having a relationship with Jesus makes us exempt from hardships that can cause fear, anxiety, and even trauma.
Welcome to another bonus episode of the No More Perfect Podcast! We like to bring you some extra podcast goodness every once in a while that's quick to listen to and helpful for your life. Just to say thank you!
It’s clear that we need to take better care of our mental and physical health, but too often we overlook the care of our souls.
Welcome to another bonus episode of the No More Perfect Podcast! We like to bring you some extra podcast goodness every once in a while that's quick to listen to and helpful for your life. Just to say thank you!
Since home organization is one of the most requested topics for the podcast, I wanted to bring Kathi Lipp back to the show! In this episode, she shares the impact clutter has on us, how to get the basics right, and the three reasons why we struggle to get rid of things we no longer need.
Joining me for this conversation is Janet McHenry, a national speaker and the author of 27 books, including Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Prayer Style.
Milan and Kay Yerkovich, experts on attachment and best-selling authors, are our guests today. Our marriage was transformed in large part through their book, How We Love. The book uncovers the relating patterns we have from childhood that we carry over into our relationships in adulthood.
How do you respond when someone else’s choices wreak havoc on your life? Cathy shares personal insights to find hope in the midst of hard.
The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year! But they are also the most filled with expectations.
From family struggles to financial stress to managing expectations, the most wonderful time of the year can sometimes feel a little less wonderful than we want it to.
Do you ever get the feeling that you are meant for something more? Or maybe you struggle with wanting to do something great, while longing for a simple, ordinary life.
Blind since age three, Ginny Owens became a household name when she won the Gospel Music Association New Artist of the Year award a little over 20 years ago. Her music has impacted both Christian and mainstream audiences from the Sundance Music Festival to the White House. She is also the author of a new book called Singing in the Dark: Finding Hope in the Songs of Scripture.
Today’s blog post is a guest post from my friend Sharon Jaynes. Sharon’s new book When You Don’t Like Your Story: What if Your Worst Chapters Could Become Your Greatest […]
We wouldn’t have been ready to become Mark and Jill 2.0 if we hadn’t worked on ourselves individually first.
Too many of us pretend, perform, and try to appear perfect which keeps us striving instead of thriving.
We know from experience that marriages don’t end in a day. It’s a slow fade of little things that chip away at the relationship until there’s nothing left.
In today’s podcast episode, we are talking with Dr. Marina Hofman, a Bible and Theology Professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Marina has a specific passion: Highlighting the incredible stories of truth, courage, and faith seen in women throughout the Bible. Today, Marina shares this passion with us, along with her own incredible story of God's faithfulness in saving her after a life-threatening event.
This month is dedicated to celebrating love but it can feel uncertain, frustrating, or even isolating if you are currently wondering if or how your relationship will survive.
Our words can bring destruction or healing depending on how we speak, as Mark and I have learned from personal experience.
Life is an adventure, isn’t it? (That's definitely an understatement!) At some point or another, we all need some support through the highs and lows of what the journey of life includes.
The ultimate intimacy in marriage is knowing your spouse as your best friend. Intimacy begins with a nonsexual relationship, but it is the act of sharing our deepest thoughts, struggles, and dreams that brings us one step closer to physical nakedness.
Do you have a book you’ve read that you feel like everyone should read? For us, that book is Enough by Sharon James.
I got to thinking this year, and I realized that I have been sharing some of my favorite things most weeks in my Life on the Edge of Normal newsletter. Many of these would make great gifts for the holiday season.
If you're part of a moms group or are starting one, did you know many of my books come with free group resources like discussion guides, video curriculum, and more?
My friend, Katy McCown, is an author, speaker, and the president of She Laughs Ministries. Join me for this conversation with Katy about where uncertainty pops up in our lives, how to work through our fears, where fear really comes from, and how we can filter the fear we feel with the truth of who God is!
This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Mark and I just got back from visiting our son in Australia and we spent less than […]
Struggling with an Affair in your relationship? Learn how to break off an affair and begin to rebuild. Read now!
On today's #MarriageMonday, we're talking about clutter. Specifically, cleaning up some of the "clutter" that can so easily accumulate in our marriages over time.
It’s hard to feel cheerful and merry when you have to come face-to-face with numerous reminders of the way things used to be.
It is common that one spouse will want and may even be ready to put things back together, but the other is unwilling.
Cheri Keaggy has been ministering through music for over 30 years. She’s an incredible songwriter and I think you’ll appreciate this conversation I had with her about how she has navigated deep loss, what it looks like to trust God in hard seasons, and the role music has played in her life journey.
Courtney is a speaker, pastor, and the author of "Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit." She invites people to let go of their most serious selves and grant them permission to engage in curiosity and wonder of all kinds.
As marriage coaches, one of the things that we see that is missing from so many significant relationships is kindness.
You may have found yourself between books or just looking for something new to add to your bookshelf or borrow from the library.
In today's episode, we're talking about some really hard things Mark has been walking through recently. From multiple tears and detachments with his retina, a mini-stroke, and poor eyesight due to multiple surgeries, it's been a tough season.
Today I want to let you in on a little secret! I want to tell you the #1 myth people often have about marriage seminars (and honestly, marriage resources in general).
Every one of us experiences setbacks and disappointments in life, but some of those are harder to come back from than others.
As I talk to women in the midlife season, many of them believe that the most meaningful moments of life are behind them. But what if they are really yet to come?
Welcome to another bonus episode of the No More Perfect Podcast! We like to bring you some extra podcast goodness every once in a while that's quick to listen to and helpful for your life. Just to say thank you!
Are you a “do-er?” Are you someone that just loves to check things off of their to-do list? I know I am! Join Katie Reid and I as we dig into a story in the Bible that may be familiar to you, but that we need to reframe our perspective on.
Our daughter closed her art business this fall. If you are in the entrepreneurial space, you know it can be a grind before your business finally takes off. But even then, there is no guarantee you will be successful.
Over the years, I've had the opportunity to author 14 books (still kind of crazy to think about, honestly!) and learn quite a few lessons along the way. Now there is rarely a week that goes by where I don’t get an email that says, “I want to write a book but I don’t know how to get started. Help!”
Mark and I have used advanced decision-making for quite a few years now to help plan out the upcoming year and set our priorities and goals!
Welcome to another bonus episode of the No More Perfect Podcast! We like to bring you some extra podcast goodness every once in a while that's quick to listen to and helpful for your life. Just to say thank you!
For this week's #MarriageMonday, we are looking at the God-tool of acceptance, one of the God-tools we cover in No More Perfect Marriages. When we use our God-tool of acceptance, it's actually a gift to our spouse because we're letting them be themselves. Let's explore what it looks like to accept our spouse as they are.
