Gary Chapman sold a lot of books and impacted a lot of marriages and families with his "5 Love Languages" book series... but there's only ONE love language you really have to know... HERS.  (Or his.) =) Knowing how your spouse receives love is essential in creating a productive marriage.  I think … [Read more...]

This week was a special one.  Michelle and I celebrated 16 years of marriage together, and I had the opportunity to "make up for" that blunder I had on Valentine's Day.  But more about that later.  Time has really zoomed by even though I remember our wedding day like it was yesterday.  I am thankful … [Read more...]

Think for a moment about your wedding day... or the moment you finally knew you were going to be married to the person you love. What  about the moment you both welcomed a child into the world and into your family?   Can you easily recall the love you felt during those times?  Over the course of … [Read more...]

This blog has turned out to be much more difficult to write than I at first thought.  I mean, there are probably 50 things I could do to be a better husband!  How could I possibly choose just four that would help me and my marriage the most? At any rate, there is nothing wrong with examining your … [Read more...]

Fair warning: This post is written as a direct reflection of my own mistakes in marriage.  =) We know that around 50% of all marriages end in divorce. This is a statistic that most of us have come to terms with, but few of us truly understand. So why are so many marriages ending in this way? While … [Read more...]