Category: Marriage
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The Art of Reinforcement: 5 Ways to Reinforce Your Marriage
I’m on vacation in Virginia right now. It’s been refreshing to hang out with my family, set aside emails and messages, and totally focus upon rest. We’ve spent a lot of time going through villages and small towns that have survived decades, and for some, well over a century. But amidst all of the buildings and…
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Marriage Blog: A Letter to Our Younger Selves
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6 Dear younger Dave and Anne (22 years old and 20 years old), It’s 2016 and I felt compelled to write a letter to you. Let…
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Flirtationship: 3 Steps to Keep Flirting in Marriage
“Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage…” Hebrews 13:4 For a while, this blog has been developing in my heart. I know that the potential of it can create a firestorm of responses of emotion and opinion. If you don’t know me well, my heart is always of compassion driven…
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Rearview Mirrors: 3 Simple Steps to Keep Your Marriage Looking Forward
“…But one thing I do:forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 Being a dad of a 16-year-old, I have a lot talks about using the car. In fact, I’m trying to get…
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The 2 Things I Got Right in Marriage: A Blog for Singles (also married peeps):
Anne has been on me a while about writing a marriage blog to singles. I’ve been setting aside the idea for a long time. But over the past two weeks, some comments have come my way, “I love reading about your mistakes. They help me correct my own.” “Some of your mistakes help me to…
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A Marriage of Mistakes: 18 Lessons Learned from 18 Years of Marriage
Today is my 18 year anniversary…(just caught something as I’m typing…Let me start over.) Today is OUR 18 year anniversary. Outside of encountering Christ, May 23, 1998 was the greatest day of my life. But in the midst of the roughly 6,570 days of marriage, I’ve made a few mistakes. Mistakes are…
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One of the Few Things We Have In Common…and 5 Threats to Losing It.
In a few days, Anne and I will celebrate our 18 year anniversary. I still don’t understand what she saw (or sees) in me, but I’m very thankful she said “yes.” Every year, marriage presents new challenges and every year I fall in a deeper love with her. There’s no one else I would do…
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Solving vs. Winning: 4 Tips to Help Solve Marriage Conflict
Anne and I dated for three years (including a year-long engagement). It was a very peaceful dating life. I couldn’t tell you about a single fight/disagreement that we had until that one day in Target… Oh boy. We were registering for our wedding shower. Target had given us the “scan gun” to document everything we were hoping people…
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Not What I Was Expecting: 6 Ways to Develop Healthy Marital Expectations
Last Saturday, I sat with some great friends and enjoyed some frozen yogurt while sharing stories of early “moments” in marriage where we may not have been at our best. First, I’m glad to have relationships where Anne and I can get together with others and laugh (still laughing about the Spam story). Laughter is…
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30-Something Lessons My Wife Taught Me: A Birthday Blog For Anne
To honor my wife, I thought I’d offer a quick lesson Anne has taught me for every year she’s been alive: 1 – It costs nothing to be kind. 2 – The sun being out makes everything better. 3 – Prayer isn’t a moment; it’s a lifestyle. 4 – Swedish Fish and popcorn make TV…
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