Marriage & Parenting
Kids glued to screens - teach them the art of conversation
Tired of asking your kids to put down their phones and look at you when you're talking with them? Guilty of checking your own phone and half-listening when they're trying to talk to you? Wish your child didn't always answer "Nothing" when you ask, "What did you do at school today?" Wish family...
How childhood attachment impacts your marriage
We often think of attachment in terms of a loving parent soothing their upset baby. But the impact of this nurturing relationship, or lack thereof, with primary caregivers doesn't end in infancy. In fact, how well you bond in marriage is influenced by your childhood attachment with your parents. So...
How to foster a faith filled home when your spouse isn’t full of faith
My husband Arthur and I are, in many ways, total opposites. I write; he welds. I think big-picture, while he minds the details. I’m risk-averse, while he takes chances. So, it’s no surprise that we differ when it comes to faith. I’m a cradle Catholic, born and raised in a devout family that...
Song Reflection: Better Days by Amos Lee
“Still we’ve found a reason to carry on…” The search for hope, whether within us or around us, is daunting to say the least. Sometimes frightening, other times, angering—at the worst of times, lonely and seemingly solitary. Artist Amos Lee invites us into the real depth of this search. One that...
Praying With Your Spouse: A Step-By-Step Guide to Get You Through the Awkwardness
We hear it all the time…well at least in the crowds I roll with. Pray with your spouse. Yeah…okay, but what they really mean is to pray for my spouse. Nope. Wrong. They actually mean to pray with your spouse. Ugh…but that’s so awkward. The truth is that you are exactly right. It is awkward …really...
For the Mother Dealing with Post-Partum Depression
As I tossed and turned in bed, the rising sun caught my eye. I hadn’t slept well, like so many nights before. My swollen pregnant belly was to blame. He was due any day, a beautiful baby boy. And although this was the fourth child we’d be welcoming to our family, his arrival and the months that...
Do Wives Have to Be Submissive?
"Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22) Woah! Come again? On the list of controversial and misun...
Being a Leader in my Family
Many of us may be familiar with the amount of time and effort that is put into developing leadership skills within any given nu...
Marriage and Meaning with Special Guests Arthur and Ester Brooks
In this episode, we welcome Arthur and Ester Brooks to talk about marriage, suffering, and the path to lasting love. Arthur and...