123 Magic: How to Agree on Raising and Disciplining Kids Back when Kim and I were foster parents, they trained us in the “123 Magic” method of child-rearing. The agency didn’t allow foster children to be spanked and offered us this alternative, which we learned a lot from! Kids Need Consequences There is a difference between punishment and consequence. If your child has been told not to touch the hot...
Question: What are some effective ways to communicate when you're upset and not ready to talk about it yet (needing cool off time or time to understand your own feelings before talking about them)? Great question. Who hasn’t had this experience, yet it can be difficult to address the issue. We love our spouse, but we feel like we just don’t want to talk about it right now. Here...
Where do I start when it comes to being the spouse I need to be? There are some essential things we can do and be to make sure we are on track. The fundamentals will always be the fundamentals, and if we learn to embrace them, a lot of other things will fall into place. Have an Attitude of Learning It’s easy to study for the purpose of learning...
Marriage is about commitment. This is something that we have probably all struggled with at one time or another in our marriage. Did I sign up for this rodeo? We believe that by pledging our allegiance to our spouse and keeping it at the forefront of our marriage, our commitment will be strengthened and grow through the years. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag…” We all know how that...
Mitch & Kim’s Q & A Here’s a question we received. How can we effectively communicate when one person is so much more talkative? I want to share with my wife things from my day, but at the same time, I’m not very talkative, and she is, so it seems like a lot of our conversations aren’t exactly that, but more of a lecture in the sense it’s a one-sided...
Do you feel that you sometimes waste time and energy communicating? Sometimes we just don’t click or understand each other. Here we will connect you with 7 shortcuts to better your communication. What’s a buzzword? A buzzword is a simple word or statement spoken without emotion (possibly at a time you may feel like getting emotional about something,). It can diffuse a situation. Buzzwords can also make something that is...
Does it feel there are walls that block your communication of certain topics? Maybe it’s your spouse’s parent or you don’t feel you can say how you feel about something. You just feel your opinion isn’t heard. Good marriages are built on good communication. Here we’ll show you how to break down these walls that block the communication you long to have. Safe Time is a time when two people...
Want to watch this blog instead of reading it? Click here to view. The biggest liar you will ever meet looks back at you every morning in the bathroom mirror. Give that thought some time to settle in. We don’t appreciate liars and we certainly don’t think we are one of them. So why would I make such a bold statement? Because it is true. Every day we...
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