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MM 011: How The Roses Get Down With Their Money

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A common question that we routinely get on is "How do you manage your finances as a couple?" The one thing that you need to know is this: It has not been easy. In fact, when I think back to many of the arguments that my wife and I had in the beginning of our marriage in had to do with

The Busyness Blah

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The holiday season is typically a time of busyness for so many of us. Especially when you have lots of different places to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. You have to spend time at your parent's house and his parent's house and step-parents and grandparents and... you get the point. But

10 Things Your Wife {Really} Wants For Christmas

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Every single year I hear my husband say, "I don't know what to buy you for Christmas?" I hear my dad say it about my mom. I hear my friend's husbands say it about my friend's. I hear it from the random stranger in the check out line. I hear it everywhere I go. So, for the husbands

{DIY} How To Make A Paper Candy Cane

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Occasionally my kids get super excited about certain projects...and this candy cane tutorial is definitely one of them. My oldest learned how to make these at school from his awesome teacher and he's been making them every day since. He taught both of his brother how to do it and now they are all

MM 010: How Marriage Counseling Saved Us

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"Why isn't this working? It's not supposed to be this way." That's what Mandy and I both thought months after I returned from Iraq. On the surface, friends and family thought we were okay. I was the war veteran that returned to a dream career as a financial advisor. Mandy was the

The Giving Praise Challenge

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If there is one thing I have learned during my ten years of marriage it's that praise... can take you a long way. Giving praise that is. Of course, "getting" praise is even better. Let's be honest, we all like to feel appreciated. We like to feel needed. And loved. And like we mean something

Oh What Fun It Is…TO WIN $1,000 CASH!

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First things first... there might be some major cash up for grabs today. And you could possibly win it. Every December we do a Christmas Cash giveaway and it's truly been so fun to be able to bless someone with extra cash during a time of year when it's needed. In years past, we have heard

MM 009: Identifying Leisure Activities With Your Spouse

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I live with a lot of humans who are of the opposite gender than me. Which also means that I spend a good majority of my time doing things that are, what I like to call, "boy things". I always tell my husband that he is living the good life because I can just imagine if we had all girls... and he

My Love/Hate Relationship With The Elf On The Shelf

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I'm mad at myself for even talking about this publicly because goodness gracious y'all...do you know how much controversy this little red suited stuffed toy gets? A lot.  A lot a lot. This year I'm feeling very torn about this tradition. In years past I have enjoyed taking part in

MM 008: Let’s Talk About Sex Baby

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Me: "Hey, Babe. You're looking really hot today...." Her:  <unphased> "You just want to get some." Me: <bowing my head and thinking to myself> "Dang, how does she know me so well?" Talking About the "S" Word As a Christian, it's sometimes feels dirty to use the "S" word,

Who Makes The Orphan A Son And Daughter

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Adoption - Who Makes The Orphan A Son And Daughter

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As the holidays quickly approach I can't help but be reminded that we are still just a family of five. I thought for sure by now?  We would be complete. Our family of six...living happily ever after. I thought for sure the kids would wake up Christmas morning and we would not only be