Pursuit In The “Middle-Of” Moments
Have you ever encountered a “middle-of-moment”? A moment where you’re faced with a choice of distraction, or choosing to pursue a heart posture of intention? We love gathering with our families, friends, neighbors, and just being together. We also love being the hosting house, but with that (more times than I’d like to admit), I […]
10 Ways to Increase Spiritual Intimacy In Marriage This Valentine’s Day
On a “holiday” so focused on love, what better gift could you give your spouse, yourself, or the true lover of your soul more than the gift of spiritual intimacy!? Now, before you write this off, I am not talking about sexual intimacy, though spiritual intimacy plays a bigger part in sexual intimacy than many […]
Establishing Family Traditions (Or Eliminating Them)
If you’re not establishing your family traditions, who is? Family traditions go beyond the magic of the holidays and are present in our everyday lives, even if we don’t always give them a name. Traditions strengthen the bond of a family, establish connection, provide a source of identity, teach values, and offer comfort and security […]
Daily Pursuit | Celebrating 9 Years of Marriage!
You may roll your eyes at our story, and believe, like the rest of the world, that we were so naive meeting so young and being each other’s first TRUE love. While many of you may have seen us the 9 years of marriage (14+ years together, and 18+ years of great friendship + middle […]
5 Sure Ways To Disrespect Your Husband [Without Knowing It]
If you’re wondering, “Why would you want to disrespect your husband? Did I read this title right?” Yes, yes you did. In a culture where complaining is common, marriage is under attack, and self-satisfaction is on the rise, we can so easily fall into the temptation of making society’s standards our own when it comes […]
How To Save My Marriage (with free printable download!)
What if the missing piece in how to save your marriage was something as easy as taking time to talk with someone? If I was looking for how to save my marriage, simply talking with someone sounds pretty easy to me! I’m not talking about just a therapist, (though I will advocate for a sound […]
Pursue Your Wife – Part 2: 5 Practical Steps For Husbands
A couple of days ago I talked all about the importance of pursuing your wife. Today we’re going to look at some practical steps for husbands because you know we men need some simple, straight to the point, action item takeaways, am I right? If you missed it, read Pursue Your Wife – Part 1 […]
Pursue Your Wife – Part 1
Men, pursue your wife! We must continue pursuing our wife even after we’re married. It’s ingrained in so many of us men to chase after something and keep at it until we get it, but then what happens? What happens when the dogs at the race track catch that silly rabbit? Or your dog at […]
How to Create a Family Mission Statement in 5 Easy Steps (with free printable download!)
Ok, being real here – we put this off for years. Writing a family mission statement seemed like a daunting task, but turned into being a life-giving experience for us. Not necessarily in the crafting of it, but in the fruit of daily pursing it, and being intentional about the values and beliefs that are […]
I See You: Always Keep Pursuing Your Spouse – A Confession To My Husband (Giveaway Included!)
To the one who may not know that on the days where we forget to notice each other, my heart still sees you. I still see you. I See You I see the sacrifices you make. I see the little things you do. I see when you move our baby monitor to your side of […]