When I was in elementary school one of the most stressful days of the year was Valentine's Day. For several days leading up to February 14, all of us made our personalized mailbox - using materials like cereal boxes, oatmeal canister or a shoe box with tons of glitter, construction paper and paint.
Read MoreSeveral years ago, Lora and I wrote a book called The 50 Fridays Marriage Challenge. Our dream for the book was pretty simple: what if couples intentionally invested in growing intimacy in their marriage by having one weekly conversation for a year? It’s so easy to get busy with work, kids, hobbies, extended family and other good things, that we can fail to intentionally invest in each other.
Read MoreThis past weekend we hosted a marriage retreat at the beautiful Whitestone Country Inn in East Tennessee. We were joined by 16 couples who desire to grow their marriage and live more connected from the inside out by living wholeheartedly.
Read MoreEarlier this week I had the opportunity to present an Introduction to the Enneagram workshop at Journey Church in Southern California. Almost one-half of the church showed up with most of them having not been exposed to the Enneagram before that night. As happens every time I present material about the Enneagram, there were so many "aha" moments for people. One person said "it's so strange how this tool knows me better than I know myself!"
Read MoreSomeone recently asked me why Lora and I host marriage retreats, classes and groups. My immediate answer was, "Because we want to encourage couples to intentionally invest in growing intimate marriages." Later, I thought about my response to my friend's question and, while it was a good and true answer, there's even a deeper reason why we host marriage enrichment events.
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