I’m going to be honest here. We do a lot of marriage ministry in our house. I am not sure we have ever come across another couple so respectful of each other and devoted to their family than these two. Their story is similar to ours but with double the amount of kids 😉 You know the story…. teens who fall infatuated with each other who get pregnant and then their lives are immediately over. No? NO. Their story is one of total commitment to each other and their life together a

Devin and Maggie have a shared faith in Jesus that is evident in their marriage. The way these two honor and respect each other is inspiring and is another testament to what our marriage mentors have done in their own family’s legacy. You can see more about the entire family’s story HERE and HERE. But this post is all about these two love birds.. When and where did you meet? “We met during college at our Church’s college group. We can’t remember the exact time we met but Magg

Cristin and Kevin have become some of our very best friends over the past few short years we have known each other. Cristin and I have so much in common, other people have actually mistaken one of us for the other! What I love about these two and their family is their commitment to grow and learn. They both wear their hearts on their sleeves and I don’t know about you, but I am certainly attracted to that. People who know how to be vulnerable, loyal and passionately playful a

Don’t you just love it when God blesses the second time around? Here’s the thing about blended families… God truly can take our hurts and mistakes from the past and bless them in the future if we let Him. This family has been blended together for 10 years now. Knowing Rob and Michelle personally, the hardships and celebrations and everything in between, I can tell you that there is hope and expectation in second chances. What do now know about marriage that you didn’t when yo

When did your spouse make you feel the most loved this past year? “Ruth:  He went with me to a melodrama, and later said it made him so happy to see me laughing and having so much fun at the play. Marv:  I don’t think of individual incidents, but I feel the joy Ruth has brought to me over our lifetime.” What has been the biggest obstacle in your marriage to date? “Ruth:  Differing discipline styles when the kids were young. Marv:  Getting established financially in the early

Tony and Beth met at work in South Bend, Indiana. She’s an Indiana native, and Tony had moved up from Louisiana. He was a system administrator at a web development company (which was a subsidiary of the University of Notre Dame), when Beth joined as a project manager. This upcoming anniversary will be 15 years for this couple! When is your anniversary? “October 5 (2002) We got married in Estes Park but continued living in South Bend for a couple of years after.” If you could

It looks like knowing where the other wants to eat on date night. It looks like knowing their spouse so well they can just sit in the peace of life for a few hours. It looks like raising babies and raising wages. Two sons graduated and then married off. Five grandchildren, all so similar because of their roots yet, oh, so different in personalities. It looks like knowing the stories of each other’s past as if they were their own. Being present and aware and compassionate thro

Justin and Kelly have been repeat clients of mine for about 2 years now.  In that time they have moved and added another member to their family and with it, much more life. Yet their commitment to each other has not faltered. Actually, you can even say it has grown them together exponentially. I see it every session. These images were from that first session… What is your favorite CHANGE in your spouse after all these years? “Kelly = he grew his hair out! Justin = she wears c