Here are 5 rules to effective fighting over text (what President Biden's wife recently referred to as "fexting") with your husband or wife. 

I was an atheist for a long time, and people pushing me to Christianity only made me dislike it more. I believe in meeting people where they are at, respecting their beliefs and values rather than trying to push my beliefs, helping them where they are at. I also don't want to try and compete on how Christian I appear to be like so many others. 

Your marriage needs a balance of support and challenge. Learn about what healthy versions of these look like compared to unhealthy versions that most are doing, and how to balance them in order to help your spouse be their best self.

We're all only human. No one is perfect, you and your spouse included. And yes, even me. Here's how to deal with a flawed spouse!

Today, I'm addressing something I've heard from many women, that "it's impossible to be happy when you are married to a narcissist". And they are RIGHT... but not for the reason that they think! Listen to learn what you can do if your husband is a narcissist. I'm not sure why exactly, but I rarely ever hear men describe their wife as a narcissist.

After restoring my own marriage, a dear friend asked for my help after his wife told him she wanted a Divorce. I gave him all the advice of exactly what to do, she put her wedding ring back on and said she wanted to be married, but then it all fell apart. This taught me a very deep lesson about how I help people, and why I no longer just give action-level advice of telling them what to do. 

This was recorded at my son's soccer practice as I was attacked by mosquitos, but I'm covering 3 ways to make time for each other even when your life is busy, especially with running around young kids to all their different activities.

I received a 1 star review that said... "This book was a huge disappointment, and if it was possible to award it zero stars I would." and then launched into some valid complaints. But I don't take it personally. Here's how it made me feel.

You can see the review on Amazon listing for the book here -

https://www.amazon.com/Starts-You-Passionate-Marriage-Peaceful/dp/B0B1HXV3TQ

People in unhappy marriages think that commitment is a necessary ingredient to a Happy, Healthy Marriage. Actually, commitment is a result of a Happy, Healthy Marriage. Learn why this shift matters and what to do if your spouse isn't committed to you or the marriage.

The "blame game" is when you look for things in your spouse to be mad about because you are searching for justifications for your anger toward each other. But the blame game has no winners - you can look at any situation to find a reason to point the finger of blame at yourself or your spouse. What's the alternative to blaming each other? It's taking personal responsibility for the future!