Ive told you that my dear wife thanks me every morning when I hand her the coffee Ive made for her. According to the Gottmans, who have studied marriages more than anyone, that little action is something common to folks in successful marriages. Gratitu

If you have a visceral reaction to the word workaround, I apologise. Its a good concept that has been abused and overused. A workaround is a way of getting around a problem rather than fixing the issue. If the issue cant be fixed, or...The post Sexual

Ever said a few words to your wife that set a negative tone for the rest of the day or longer? If your words upset her, maybe she misunderstood. Perhaps she is too sensitive. And maybe, just maybe, you were careless talking...The post Friday Flashbac

The other day, Lori was listening to a podcast and I heard the word specific-ish. Ish has been a part of the Byerly family vocabulary for a long time. Sometimes its used as a suffix, other times its used as a freestanding word. If...The post Embrac

Speaking of not making year-end goals I link to Corey regularly, and hes got some of the best faith based mens content on the web. If you want to help him reach a very small goal, please click and give. I bet you guys...The post The Danger of I Dont

I mentioned last month that a lot of ministries were having a hard time making their year-end giving goals. We were blessed to make our goal, but others did not and now are trying to figure out how to get by with less income.... The post Generosity Beyond

Last Friday over on The XY Code, I wrote a post titled Love Might Do It, But Would Love Accept It? in which I discussed doing something sexual for your spouse even though you dislike it. Dislike could mean you find it at least... The post Grossed Out For

Have you heard that when we communicate, things like body language and tone of voice are more important than the words we use? The claim is words are only 7% of the whole. Ive heard this at more than one marriage conference, and read...The post Friday F

A couple of years into our marriage, I realised we were having the same struggles and arguments over and over. We would work though it, and move on to something else. But months later we would be back where we started. Once I became... The post Seeing The

Have you ever put up with something thats not really working any more because you dont want to go to the trouble of finding a better way of doing it? Ive run the Grammarly plugin in my browser for years. My speeling is horrible,...The post Make The Ch