by Andrew | Sep 17, 2017 | Marriage
A lot of marriages exist instead of excel. They simply survive when God intended them to thrive. What once started as exuberant, young love easily turns into nothing more than “old hat”, everyday life. Two people, coexisting, living life together “till...
by Andrew | Sep 3, 2017 | Kids & Family, Marriage, Ministry & Leadership
One thing that God created us all to have in life is relationships. And some people seemingly thrive in nearly every relationship they have. Others seem to struggle in nearly every relationship they have. Not all that surprisingly, the people who thrive relationally...
by Andrew | Jun 19, 2017 | Kids & Family, Marriage
Have you ever found yourself in a stressful situation where the response that spewed out of you was far from desirable? In fact, it even made you wonder, “Where in the world did that just come from?” And it didn’t take long for you to answer your own question, as you...
by Andrew | Jun 4, 2017 | Kids & Family, Marriage
I came home for lunch recently and was met with these words from my 13 year old daughter, “I saw that mushy text you sent to mom earlier today”… And it really didn’t bother me that she had seen it. It was actually encouraging. As parents, I’m sure...
by Andrew | Apr 3, 2017 | Marriage
We’ve all heard the stories, and sadly, many of them are true… A husband leaves his wife and kids because of an old fling he got reacquainted with through Facebook. Or a wife innocently responds to a message from an old boyfriend, only for it to rekindle an...
by Andrew | Feb 11, 2017 | Marriage
Every marriage has understood rules that are followed that can either make or break a relationship. In looking back on the past 15 years of our marriage, there are some simple things we’ve done that I think can be credited to our marital success. These are things...
by Andrew | Feb 11, 2017 | Marriage
When my wife and I first got married, I was convinced that I knew how to be a great husband. However, it didn’t take long to see that I still had a lot to learn about caring for this beautiful lady I had chosen to be my wife. Now that we’ve been married for over 15...
by Andrew | Jan 9, 2017 | Kids & Family, Marriage
Have you ever had one of those moments in your marriage where a fuse burns out, and you’re left with an unexpected situation on your hands of two people who just simply don’t see eye to eye? Thankfully, this kind of occurrence is rare in our marriage, but nonetheless,...
by Andrew | Sep 11, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Marriage
Parenting is one the most rigorous jobs on the planet… just ask any mom with young kids. It can flat wear you out. In order to be at our best for our little angels, sometimes it simply means getting some time away from them and their golden halos. We all need some...
by Andrew | Aug 7, 2016 | Kids & Family, Marriage
Since the day we were married, my wife and I have had an “open heart” policy – a mutual understanding that we are each allowed to speak honestly and openly into the heart and life of the other when we have a concern or an issue. Sometimes it may be some sort of...
