Hopefully today is a sunny, fun-filled celebration for your family – and I want to take a moment to speak to those dealing with Father’s Day when Dad is Depressed or Angry… It’s a thing, although you’d never know it if you peeked in on some of the awesome dads out there… And because our …
Recently I said I was going to share the new book content with you, just like I did with The Respect Dare (Nelson, 2012) and 12 Truths to Change Your Marriage (Greater Impact, 2016). This is my gift to you. I am wildly interested in feedback about the book here on the blog, btw. I’m …
Does Your Relationship Suffer Toxic Conflict? Our culture talks about conflict in a multitude of ways… normalizing damaging behaviors, labeling others as narcissistic, abusive, toxic, etc. Many of us were raised in homes where conflict escalated into something worse than unhealthy and actually became damaging because it was toxic. According to Partners in Prevention: If …
Say, “Yes,” to Listen… Around 20 years ago, I had a new awakening with the Lord. He got me up at 4am and I felt compelled to read the gospel story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. I had read it before, but this time, the Holy Spirit removed scales from my eyes and I knew with …
I originally sent a version of this short note to someone God had on my heart for weeks… and then He kept bringing others to mind in such a way as there were so many of you… and so here we are. I’ve been grieving with/for you this season. And God’s been prompting me to …