Quick Question: What's behind your couch? 🛋

So, I was in my son's room doing an upgrade to our internet (the routers are in his room).Upon moving his couch, I was greeted by this:Unsurprisingly, I began finding stuff that had been missing for some time.(Note: If you've been missing something,...

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Aug 02, 2020
Our anniversary was horrible. Open for details.

Last week I sent you an email announcing that it was Cetelia's and my 20th wedding anniversary.The two of us got out of town for a brief trip, and the entire experience was miserable for both of us.For starters, we didn't talk on our anniversary besi...

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Jul 25, 2020
🎉 20 Years. 20% Off. 48 Hours.

Today Cetelia and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary!We're excited and grateful. In a later email, I'll write a out some of the lessons I've learned over two decades.For now, I want to let you know we've knocked 20% off all our marriage t...

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Jul 15, 2020
😒 Does your spouse accept correction from you?

I have an important reminder for you, but first let me deal with the subject line:Wouldn't it be grand if your spouse accepted correction when you offered it? I bet you'd feel really good inside if you pointed out a weakness, character flaw, or sin t...

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Jul 09, 2020
Pay what you want for tonight's forgiveness webinar

Hey there -- I hope your day is going well.Yesterday I sent an email about the webinar I'm hosting tonight on the 7 myths of forgiveness.If you struggle with forgiving your mate (or anyone), you will benefit from the information that will be shared,...

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Jul 06, 2020
Struggling to forgive? Here's help.

Do you struggle to forgive? You're not alone.According to the Fetzer Institute, 62% of American adults said they could use more forgiveness in their life. Moreover, according to research by the Barna research group, 1 out of 4 practicing Christians s...

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Jul 05, 2020
Lessons I'm learning while my spouse is suffering

Over the past four weeks I've struggled with supporting Cetelia as she has suffered physically and emotionally due to her bike accident.I am learning some things that may be helpful to you:Honor your covenant. You made a covenant with God and your ma...

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Jun 25, 2020
Help for the difficult days of marriage

Think back to the last tough situation you faced in your marriage.What did you say to yourself during that time?Maybe you said:If I were single, I wouldn't have these issues.It sure would be nice to be married to ____.I can't stand my spouse.If it we...

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Jun 13, 2020