Christi and I did an exercise in premarital counseling that was extremely helpful for us. Our counselors asked us to separately write down in one column three characteristics of our respective families of origin that we wanted to carry into our marriage. Then, in the other column, we were to write down three that we… View Post
Archives for January 2017
The One Kind of Play Our Kids Cannot Afford to Live Without
There are grandmas. And then there are me-maws. I had a me-maw. As a boy I went to her house often. She personified love. She did anything to help my sister and me mature into respectable adults. We spent many nights at her house cooking, creating and playing with homemade toys, and romping around in… View Post
Reclaiming Yourself in the Midst of Parenthood Part II — Dr. Josh + Christi LIVE
Last week’s discussion on reclaiming yourself in the midst of parenthood drew so much conversation we decided to talk about it again this week. Here are few highlights: We tend to focus on what we’re not doing right, rather than what we are. Our kids need us to be our best self We need us… View Post
5 Ways to Reset Your Marriage
Originally posted at LifeWay Woman We have certain patterns in our marriage we consistently work on. For instance, Christi loves to dream. For a long time, I (Josh) resisted dreaming with her. I thought everything she was dreaming up was something she expected to come true. So I shut her down. So many of her… View Post