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DIY SHIPLAP TUTORIAL

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Attention all Joanna Gaines wannabe's... If you didn't already want to shiplap your entire home before today, you will want to now. Because 2 things: It is so super EASY.  It is so super INEXPENSIVE. Oh and... 3. You will feel like you need your own #fixerupper show and that Jo Jo and

MM 043: Switching Up Routines in Your Marriage

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Has your marriage got a little bit stale? Looking for easy ways to switch it up? Here's a few routines that we've changed in our marriage that have led to us being much closer together. It's also added some fun conversations between us. Each of us have our daily routines and sometimes it's

MM 042: We’re Back!

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Have you noticed our podcast publishing has been a bit sporadic lately? We explain why and how that's going to change in this podcast. Over the past few months we've been taking a break and trying to sort through what all this craziness called life is and evaluate what's most important and what's

MM: 041 How to Practice Gentleness in Your Marriage

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Being gentle in your marriage is easy at times and feels impossible at other times.  Here's what we've learned on being gentle to each other through the good and bad times. What does gentleness mean? Here's our definition: Loving and respecting your spouse with an even temper and having

A Dude’s Guide to Gift Giving for Valentine’s Day

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Fellas, Let me start helping you in advance of Valentines Day on the whole “What do I get for my wife??” struggle bus that we all have taken a ride or two on. Buying gifts for your spouse can be incredibly difficult. For some of you, it may be the whole spending money on useless things obstacle

MM 040: Refill Your Love Tank

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If only we could refill our spouses love tank the same way we put the hose into the pool to refill it… reality is, we need to be refilled. Our “love tanks” really do effect all aspects of our lives, from parenting to friendships and even into your career.  When your love tank is full, it seeps

MM 039: The Perfect Date Checklist

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Couples must make going on dates a priority in their marriage. So when you do go on a date, here's how to make sure you're 100% present - The Perfect Date Checklist! Are you and your spouse going on a date this weekend? If you're not... plan it! More than making dating a priority, how can you

Breaking Busy

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It's no secret that my 2016 theme is "do less, live more". I have been feeling this nudge for at least a year before I finally gave myself permission to listen to it. At the end of 2015, I basically looked back and realized I'd missed "it". Whatever the IT was, I missed out. A lot of the IT

Snowball Fight…

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You know what happens when you shut all your blinds at night because you like to "hide out" so no one can see you? You don't realize that it's snowing. Which means you don't realize when you wake up at 5:30 AM there will be no school. LOL! I should also say... I should probably watch the

Decorating For A Teen Girl

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There's a fine line when it comes to decorating for a teen girl... And when I say teen, I mean SEVEN-teen. Which is basically 18 in a teenagers mind. Which is basically an adult. And you know what 17 year olds really dislike? Looking like they live in a room made for a 16 year old.

MM: 038 How to Make a Military Marriage Work

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Marriage is already tough. But a military marriage is even tougher. We've had several readers ask for our tips when Jeff was deployed to Iraq so we thought we would share how we were able to make it work. Even though it was almost a decade ago that Jeff was deployed, it does totally feel like

What 2016 Holds – My Goals for The Next Phase of Motherhood

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Some years are for building and some are made for tearing down. This has definitely been a year of tearing down for me. I'm declaring 2015 the year of "letting go". I've learned a ton this past year about how to mother a spirited child, why it's important to practice grace in your marriage