Battle Ready Marriage: 8 Tips for Preparing Your Family for Any Challenge 

They met and fell in love in high school, sweethearts married over 30 years now. When her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor, glioblastoma, everything in Tamara’s life turned upside down. CrossRiver Media Publisher Tamara Clymer came on the show to talk about...

Anxiety and Depression: I Surrender All (Sort Of)

I know better than to ask an expert on anxiety and depression to be a guest on our show. Naturally, just days before my interview with Michelle Lazurek, my computer crashed. I mean dead. So, there I lay. In bed in the middle of the night. Wide awake. Totally stressed,...

Common Ground: Identifying the REAL Political Spectrum

Early primary voting is open in Texas. Are you wondering how to talk about politics without starting WWIII at your house? Well, here’s a short video (less than 4 minutes) to help you find common ground. Yep, even with people you think are pretty dang extreme...

Your Wife Wishes You Knew This: Top 3 Things

What are the top 3 things your wife wishes you knew? In case you want to ask her, here’s a place to start. David making me laugh as usual. #1 Listen to the people you love.  #2 Remember marriage and family are about redemption. #3 Cherish your people today...

The Politics of Generosity: Reclaiming Our Nation’s Misspent Vocabulary

Women’s Fund Executive Director Zoe Lawhorn, let me write whatever I wanted to. Now, there’s an irresistible invitation for any writer! I called it, The Politics of Generosity: Reclaiming Our Misspent Vocabulary. Women’s Fund of Smith County...

Mother-in-law, Daughter-in-law, Mentoring: Relationships Can Go Right

I couldn’t wait to interview family expert Deb DeArmond. But what to ask her first? We chose to focus on the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship.  Author, Speaker, and Life Coach Deb DeArmond with husband, Ron. Deb packed this episode with wisdom from her...