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...
Has gift-giving at Christmas with your wider family become a little ridiculous or impossible? Or is Christmas itself with your extended family become too big? This post is going up a little bit late today because I've been under...
Are you responsible for making your husband happy--or for making your wife happy? What about your kids? Do you owe them a happy life? Do you owe your parents a happy Christmas? I gave a speech at my daughter's Katie wedding where I was trying to express a big truth,...
What happens when pet allergies hit your family--and affect your marriage? I know that's not one of my usual topics, but so many people around me are really affected by pet allergies, and as we enter the holiday season, I thought it might be a good topic to talk...
Does motherhood sound like the most exhausting job in the world? We're gearing up for Rebecca to deliver really soon, so we've been thinking a lot as a family about modern motherhood lately. And at the same time, the news is constantly filled with the dropping birth...
We need to find a way to talk about health that isn't all-or-nothing. But so often when we hear advice on how to get healthy it requires a complete overhaul of everything in our lives overnight. I think most of us would agree that yes, in an ideal world we would all...
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...