When Life Feels Broken at Christmas

Christmas can be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but the holidays can also make life’s regrets, struggles, and brokenness seem even more significant. Maybe this Christmas, you’re finding yourself in a difficult place. You look around at your life, and you’re overwhelmed with frustration and disappointment about how things turn out. You might feel like every happy Christmas song is rubbing salt into the wounds of your heart.... read more

A Bedtime Poem for Kids

A Bedtime Poem for Kids   By Dave Willis   The most important gift you can give your children is to help them know with confidence that they are loved! The most important lesson you can teach your kids is to help them discover what "love" really means. I wrote this little children's poem as a bedtime story you can read to your kids to let them know how much you love them. I hope this makes a... read more

Why Churches Should Focus More on Marriage Part 1

Why Churches Should Focus More on Marriage Part 1   By Dave Willis   We recently sat down with a young couple from our church. The military moved them to our area, so they didn’t have a family support system here locally. Within the first minutes of our meeting, the wife was crying. The stress of the move had taken its toll on this young family. The husband’s long hours and pressing new... read more

My Wife Won’t Have Sex With Me

My Wife Won’t Have Sex With Me By: Dave Willis   "What am I supposed to do if my wife won't have sex with me?" I wasn't surprised by the bluntness of his question. Having worked with married couples for many years, I've heard it all (or at least I've heard a lot). His frustration is a relatively common one and this area of "sexual neglect" is one of the most frustrating marriage issues I hear from... read more

Three “Soul Mate” Myths

Soul mates. It's a concept almost everyone recognizes. We want to meet and marry our soul mate—the person created specifically to match up with us, meet our needs, and make us happy forever. Karen Evans is my soul mate. We dated for four years and now we've been married for forty years. What you may not know is that, a week before we got married, Karen told me our wedding was off. She didn't want to marry me... read more

When Motherhood is Killing Your Marriage

When Motherhood is Killing your Marriage   By Ashley Willis   I LOVE being a mom. It is one of the greatest blessings in my life. But, if I’m honest, motherhood has been really hard on my marriage at times. And, over the past year, I’ve found out that I’m not the only married mom who feels this way. Last year, I put out a call on social media asking moms about some of the hurdles they face... read more

Teaching Our Kids the True Meaning of Christmas

Teaching Our Kids the True Meaning of Christmas by: Ashley Willis   Christmas is my favorite. I love putting our tree up and decorating our home with all things Christmas before Thanksgiving, so that we can enjoy it longer. My poor neighbors could probably do without the extra days of staring at our Christmas wiener dog inflatable or our obnoxiously large, twinkling, and waving snowman, but it's just... read more

Stop Comparing Your Marriage to Past Relationships

Stop Comparing Your Marriage to Past Relationships By: Ashley Willis   We all come into marriage with a past. Our upbringing. Our past experiences. Our previous decisions. And, our past romantic relationships or even previous marriages. These people and experiences have shaped who we are, but we must understand that we cannot continue fostering a relationship with our former flames. When we marry, we... read more

The Impact of Selflessness in Marriage

"…the two shall become one flesh…" Genesis 2:24b When God created marriage, He created foundational laws for it to be guided and guarded. One of those laws is the law of possession. It is stated in the Scripture above. Once we are married we are no longer two, but one. Certainly, this relates to the beauty of sexual intimacy that is unique within the marriage relationship. But it also goes far beyond that... read more