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If I'm being completely transparent, sex is often the one activity that gets nixed from my agenda when the day is long and stressful. Which is often. But, the truth is? If you aren't making sex a priority in your marriage, your marriage will suffer. We initially talked about this in a
Part I: Part II: **** My husband wrote a post on "12 Ways To Be A Better Husband".... and his willingness to strive to be a better husband amazes me every day. I consider myself a lucky lady. His post really got me thinking about all of the things I need to work on in our
When we tell people that we are adopting, we usually either get a funny look of confusion, a surprised look of "Wow, you are brave!" or this question... "You're adopting a what? Like a dog?" When we explain that, "We are “like” adopting a child {not a dog}." we are most often asked
When I walk by the kitchen counter? I see stacks of unopened mail, coupons I keep and never use, kids artwork from school and lots of, what I like to call, random papers. Ohhhhhh the random papers. I cringe. It's the same when I walk into the kids bedrooms and I see unfinished bags of goldfish,
If you asked me what my love language is? I'd tell you it's words of affirmation. So when my husband suggested that our December challenge be all about giving each other praise... I was like "HECK YEAH"! Although I'd be lying if I didn't wonder if this is just a way for him to introduce his love
The Love Habits Challenge was designed to be a 22 Day kickstart to getting your marriage back on track. We are so pleased with how well this challenge has helped our marriage and have been so encouraged by the many of you who have voiced the same. Our goal goes beyond just 22 days. We want The
10 years of marriage - yowzers! I almost can't believe it's been that long. From walking down the aisle, being deployed to Iraq, having 3 boys, changing careers and starting several businesses, we've been through a ton. With every hardship and success came a very valuable lesson
Part 1: Part II: Check out our show in iTunes! Click HERE to Subscribe to Our Show. ***** If there were an award for “Husband of the Year,” I would not win. I would not get runner up. I would not even get an honorable mention. When it comes to being a husband, putting it mildly,
All normal couples fight. And I promise that we are very "normal" in that regards. Mandy and I have fought about dirty laundry, putting our kids to bed, who's cleaning up the dog puke on the carpet and where we're eating for dinner. Any of those sound familiar? Dragging it Out Back
A common question that we routinely get on is "How do you manage your finances as a couple?" The one thing that you need to know is this: It has not been easy. In fact, when I think back to many of the arguments that my wife and I had in the beginning of our marriage in had to do with
"Why isn't this working? It's not supposed to be this way." That's what Mandy and I both thought months after I returned from Iraq. On the surface, friends and family thought we were okay. I was the war veteran that returned to a dream career as a financial advisor. Mandy was the
If there is one thing I have learned during my ten years of marriage it's that praise... can take you a long way. Giving praise that is. Of course, "getting" praise is even better. Let's be honest, we all like to feel appreciated. We like to feel needed. And loved. And like we mean something
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