Did you know that 45,000 receive an email from me every Friday with a round-up of things from the blog and social media that week? To make sure you don't miss anything? And that email is usually written by Rebecca, with an extra insight or thought into where the...
So the wet towels anecdote from Love & Respect has gone big on social media this week. And I wanted to share it with you! As some of you may remember, I've been appalled at what Emerson Eggerichs said in his book Love & Respect (again, the most used marriage...
What if aging parents need help, but only one child lives near them? This week I’ve been rerunning a series I did a few years ago about caring for aging parents. I originally started the conversation by accident, with a little bit of a rant on 3 things parents should...
With the school year starting up again, I started thinking about something I'm very passionate about: some families are just too busy. This month, on Wednesdays, we're looking at how LIFE can take away our enjoyment of marriage and sex, and to lead up to Wednesday's...
Ever feel like your spouse is stressed all the time--and because of that they're always short with you? On Mondays I like to post a reader question and then take a stab at answering it, and today I've got one from a woman who says that when they go on vacation the sex...
Do you have a vision for your family? You may have an idea of what your ideal family would look like with the perfect house and the fluffy dog, but do you truly have a vision for your family's purpose? This month, on Wednesdays, I've been wanting to give you some...
Most times, I post a piece celebrating moms the Friday before Mother's Day. But there are many women on this blog and in our communities who struggle with infertility, miscarriages, or infant loss. If that's your story, today I wanted to dedicate this space to you....
Do gender stereotypes help or hurt? It's time for a new episode of the Bare Marriage podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don't have time, I'll have some links and rabbit trails below so you can read all you want as well! And consider this podcast "extras"....
Homemaking is hard to do well. Maybe you're someone who's really gifted at it (my youngest daughter falls into that category), but most of us find it a bit challenge. When the kids were young and I was a genuine stay at home mom, I'd often find that a...
What does it mean to be modest? What are proper modesty rules? I've been talking all month about how the message that "men lust all the time so women have to have sex to stop men from lusting" is so dangerous and unbiblical. Yet in far too many Christian marriage...
Can we appreciate the small things? I'm sitting in our RV right now, typing this. We're sitting by a small, manmade lake in Jacksonville, Florida, surrounded by a bunch of snowbirds (those are mostly Canadians and northern US retirees who come down to Florida for the...
Is life just passing you by? Our third podcast is now live! And it's available everywhere you normally listen to podcasts--iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, etc. Today we're covering video game use, living a big life, and even how to rebuild trust after an affair. Listen...
Are video games stealing your husband--and your marriage? One of the things I really wanted to talk about this January, as we start a new year, is how the habits we have can stop us from living a big life. I shared this picture of a poinsettia that I saw in Costa Rica...
Christmas is fun, family, faith, busyness, chaos--and so much more! And I've written a ton about Christmas on the blog.Today, as we're gearing up for Christmas, I thought I'd share 10 of the most important Christmas posts that you'll want to bookmark to return to over...
"If you were to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time and your energy?" That's the question Robert Wadlinger asks in this awesome TED Talk about happiness. In my quest to THINK more and VEG less, I've been trying to replace...