“The ones with treats are better” I once read a book by Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard where she said something to this effect: “There are two types of family home evenings – those with treats and those without. The ones with treats are better.” If you agree, you’re in the right place! While I don’t require […]
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FHE and Middle School
Reaping what we’ve sown My oldest daughter is almost through with her first year of middle school. I can’t tell you how grateful I have been for family home evening this year. While we’ve talked about dating, drugs, choosing friends wisely, and working hard at gaining an education before, those topics have never been so […]
October Resolution Time!
Hello, Friends! With Halloween upon us and Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s around the corner, many of us are thinking about the holidays. I’ve already talked to some people who are doing some “holiday weight prevention” strategies. They know themselves well! According to Brian Wansink, Cornell Food and Brand Lab Director and author of Mindless […]
Free Marriage Consultation
Want to improve your marriage? I’m offering a free consultation in connection with the publication of Bridging the Gap: How to Create More Emotional Intimacy in Your Marriage. The book publishes this week, and in it I share how coaching has dramatically improve my results in my health and marriage. Families are built on marriages, […]
When Dad Wants to Help with FHE…
I just wanted to pop in and share one quick tip for FHE-dominant spouses. What’s that? Well, one spouse usually just heads FHE naturally; I call that spouse the “FHE-dominant spouse”. Often it’s the wife, but not always. If it’s you, please take a quick tip from me and don’t make the same mistakes I […]
Mom’s Birthday FHE Ideas
What do you do for family home evening when someone in your family is having a birthday during the week? Well, it’s my birthday this Saturday! The big 3-7. In our family, whoever has a birthday during the week gets to pick the FHEasy lesson, something from the family-home-evening-activity box, and the FHE treat if […]
Foot Rubs for FHE?
Want to know what foot rubs have to do with emotional intimacy? I was on Ed Tyll’s national radio show a few days ago and he really zoned in on foot rubs and intimacy (emotional and physical) as ways to connect spouses, but the concept of foot rubs and emotional intimacy with any family member […]
Fast & Free Fudge Recipe!
A box of brownie mix, water, an egg (opt,), coconut oil, and nuts = perfect fudge? You bet! By total accident, I discovered a fast and easy way to make perfect fudge. I wanted to make brownies, but after I got the batter ready, it was pretty late and I didn’t want to wait for […]
3 Ways To Make Family Dinner Smoother
In the last post “Why I Make Dinner Even When I Don’t Want To” I promised to share three things that I have discovered that make a HUMONGOUS difference is how smoothly our meals (and especially dinner) go. Here they are: Plan your meals ahead of time Prep your meals ahead of time Set the […]
Why I Make Dinner Even When I Don’t Want
Family meals at our house can be wonderfully bonding, but more often than I’d like, they can also be very frustrating. I prepare, serve, and clean up a lot of our meals and frequently wonder if it matters at all to my family that I work so hard to try to feed them well. I […]