For the Family

3 Yearly Questions to Ask Your Spouse

Read on for 3 yearly questions to ask your spouse for a fruitful marriage. If you are reading this before reading the weekly and quarterly questions to set up a regular rhythm of communication, I would suggest starting there. You can find those posts below: 5 Weekly Questions to Ask Your Spouse 4 Quarterly Questions… Read More 3 Yearly Questions to Ask Your Spouse

For the Family

4 Quarterly Questions to Ask Your Spouse

For a Fruitful Marriage This Year Hopefully you have read 5 Weekly Questions to Ask Your Spouse. Now it’s time to look at 4 quarterly questions to ask your spouse. If you have set up the foundation of a good weekly rhythm of communication, way to go! That is so important to staying on the… Read More 4 Quarterly Questions to Ask Your Spouse

For the Family

5 Weekly Questions to Ask Your Spouse

For a Fruitful Marriage This Year Do you feel like you and your spouse aren’t on the same page? Do you wish you had weekly questions to ask your spouse so you can be on the same page? This is a practice that Ryan and I put to action about 8 years ago, and it… Read More 5 Weekly Questions to Ask Your Spouse

For the Family

How to Build a Lifestyle that Supports Your Goals

Aaah New Years. The time of year we all swear off chocolate, resolve to rid our home of all the junk, and swear to stop spending so. much. money. We tell our friends and write it on our mirrors in lipstick. We tell the cashiers when they ask us, and write a post or two… Read More How to Build a Lifestyle that Supports Your Goals

For the Home

The Best Paper Clutter Hack

No More Paper Cluttering Your Counter or Your Mind Are you looking for a paper clutter hack to get rid of all of the papers that are endlessly piling up on your counters, desks and end tables?  This tried and true system has helped me for the last 7 years not only eliminate paper clutter… Read More The Best Paper Clutter Hack

For the Family

5 Unique Holiday Activities

5 Unique holiday activities you might not have thought of, suitable for you and your significant other or a whole family! Are you on the hunt for unique holiday activities for you and your family to enjoy this year?  There’s nothing wrong with a tried and true activity that you already love, but sometimes you… Read More 5 Unique Holiday Activities

For the Home

Your Basic Guide to a Simple Holiday Season

How to simplify this holiday season and make it your best one yet! Are you craving a simple holiday season?  Do you want to focus on a few things so that you can enjoy the best things each day brings?  Are you generally overwhelmed with the busyness of all the shopping, festivities, celebrations, gatherings, and commitments?  I hear… Read More Your Basic Guide to a Simple Holiday Season

For the Home

Simple Window Box Plan

Welcome to another episode of “I couldn’t find it, so I built it”. Just kidding. That’s not a thing. But if it were, I’d definitely be the all about that. Seriously though, how frustrating is it to want something so specific, but find it impossible to, well, find? You scour the shelves, or internet for… Read More Simple Window Box Plan

For the Soul

4 Things God is Teaching Me about Kindness

When is the last time you prayed for kindness? Have you ever prayed that the Holy Spirit would give you the power to be kind? No judgment here if your answer is “no”. Up until a few months ago, I would’ve been in that same camp. Sure I prayed for joy, peace (whoa, have I… Read More 4 Things God is Teaching Me about Kindness

For the Family

4 Critical Steps to Communicate Effectively with Your Spouse

Do you have the steps to communicate effectively with your spouse? If you aren’t sure, let me paint a picture for you. You get home, and you look at the calendar on the fridge. Both of your kids have activities in an hour, and dinner still needs to be made and eaten. Your husband hasn’t… Read More 4 Critical Steps to Communicate Effectively with Your Spouse