Start Your Summer off Right with these 3 Easy Steps
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer … and while we never want to forget to reflect and honor those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedoms; we also recognize that it is a time when school is out … the kids are home and regular routines are often shattered … and […]
Is Your Home a Shelter in the Time of Storms
A few years ago my wife Janeen and I began the process of opening our home to foster children … and after going through countless hours of training, it became apparent there was one overarching theme – Safety … both emotionally and physically. These foster kids coming from challenging environments needed to instantly know they […]
4 Ways to Prepare Before You Confront Your Spouse’s Sinful Behavior
Every couple will come to a point where one spouse will have to confront the other regarding an issue that is negatively affecting their marriage. Let’s be honest, nobody likes to be involved on either end of a confrontation. But if you find yourself having to confront your spouse here are some vital steps to […]
Spring Cleaning Our Marriages
With this nice weather comes that annual tradition of spring-cleaning. Karen is always eager to open up the house and give it a good shake. My job is the garage … I open the door and literally take everything out so I can sweep the floor and put everything back where it belongs. As I […]
Is Netflix Hurting Your Marriage
With Netflix hovering around 100 million subscribers and growing at record rates … my hunch is that many of you can relate to this scenario. My wife Janeen and I have six children. After getting them to bed in the evening, we’re usually emotionally and physically spent. We’d heard of friends “binge watching” shows … […]
A Time for Change
A number of years ago, my wife said to me, “Do you realize the way you wake up in the morning and the attitude you display, sets the tone for our family for the rest of the day?” This wasn’t a compliment…it was a criticism of the negative cycle my morning routine had become…and she […]
Keeping a Short Leash with Your Spouse
We work with many couples who are experiencing challenging marriages. After they attend one of our intensives they realize how their marriage slipped slowly into the “crisis” situation that brought them to us … they let things get too far away from them … they didn’t keep a short leash on their marriage. So, here are […]
Four Steps to Rebuilding Trust in Your Relationship
Here at House on the Rock we have couples in crisis calling and emailing us daily to learn about our marriage intensive retreats … because something foundational in their marriage has eroded away … something so important they’ve begun to wonder whether they can ever see eye to eye again … and so valuable that […]
The Number One Predictor of Divorce in a Marriage!!
Dr. John Gottman is one of America’s most prominent marriage researchers … he has spent decades studying marital relationships and what makes them thrive … and what causes them die. He has identified what he calls the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse … saying that these four attitudes, when allowed to ride rough shod in […]
Give Your Spouse a Valentine’s Day Gift that Keeps on Giving
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner … and you are probably thinking: “Oh boy, what am I going to get my spouse this year?” You know that special gift that says: “I Love You …” Just for fun I went out online and googled Valentine’s gifts … and found a site with over 300 […]