5 things your wife needs every day

Last updated on: November 19, 2015 at 10:42 pm By Dave Willis

For more tools to help you build a healthy and happy marriage and family download a FREE chapter from my new book, “The 7 Laws of Love: Essential Principles or Building Stronger Relationships” and you can also instantly download exclusive, free content when you preorder the book here. I’ve written at length about the primary “needs” of husbands and wives, but I’ve not specifically addressed how often those needs should be met. For instance, communication is a huge need, but how often should... Read more

Top ten “dumb” reasons why couples get divorced

Last updated on: November 24, 2017 at 8:33 am By Dave Willis

As an advocate for stronger marriages, I’m always interested to learn from couples who get divorced, so that I can help other couples avoid making those same mistakes. Some paths to divorce are very understandable. When there are longterm patterns of deceit, addiction, abuse or infidelity, it’s easy to see why the marriage ended. In other cases, however, the reasons seem just plain “dumb” to me. I’m not saying this to beat up on anybody or to poke fun at... Read more

4 things to do when you feel “stuck”

Last updated on: March 25, 2015 at 3:53 pm By Dave Willis

Have you ever felt stuck? Maybe you feel stuck in a lousy job or stuck in financial hardship or stuck in a rut with your marriage. We’ve all felt “stuck” at times, but the decisions we make in those frustrating seasons can have huge ramifications (either positive or negative) on the rest of our lives. I’m in the process of reading an inspiring true story about a young man who was literally “stuck” in every way imaginable. Martin Pistorius developed... Read more

7 keys to better communication in marriage

Last updated on: March 24, 2015 at 2:40 pm By Dave Willis

I recently sat down with a couple who were facing a common struggle. They love each other and overall they have a strong marriage, but they’re having persistent troubles in their communication. They feel like they’re speaking two different languages. They’re not hearing each other, and it’s creating a frustrating cycle that leads to hurt feelings, angry outbursts, frustrations and regrets. Their marriage had started feeling like two blind people learning how to dance with each other…they keep stepping on... Read more

Do you need a career “Do Over”?

Last updated on: March 23, 2015 at 2:15 pm By Dave Willis

“Finding work you love doing is the Fountain of Youth.” –Pearl S. Buck Last year I wrote a post called “4 things to do when you hate your job” (which you can read by clicking here and it stirred up some great conversations. Those interactions showed me that there are MANY people out there who are frustrated with their work. This is tragic, since most of us spend the majority of our waking hours on the job. As a follow up to the “hate your... Read more

Overcoming “incompatibility” in marriage

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 1:01 pm By Dave Willis

Below are 4 simple ways to grow closer to your spouse and overcome “incompatibility”, but first, I have to tell you an amazing story… My wife, Ashley, and I just had lunch with a wonderful friend of ours. She was telling us what happened after her divorce from her now ex-husband (he is also a good friend of ours). She said that after the divorce, when she felt she was ready to start dating again, her friends talked her into getting an... Read more

Overcoming ‘Incompatibility’ in Marriage

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 1:01 pm By Dave Willis

7 defining values for our family

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 10:10 am By Dave Willis

Last night, my brilliant and beautiful wife, Ashley, and I went out on a date. It’s a weekly tradition to get away and reconnect and it’s one of the most valuable habits we’ve formed in our marriage. On this date, we had a newborn with us, but a date with a baby is still better than no date at all! We ended up at a new restaurant which just opened up in our town. Augusta, Georgia isn’t a huge city, so whenever... Read more

Let’s talk about sex.

Last updated on: November 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm By Dave Willis

We live in a world where sex seems to be everywhere, but when it comes to having an honest conversation about it, we don’t know where to start. Sex is rampant in the media from porn to 50 shades to primetime love scenes to steamy magazine covers at the grocery checkout line. All this cultural exposure to different ideas of sex has created some unhealthy expectations and frustrations in the bedroom. For more on this, check out my popular post... Read more

Let’s Talk about Sex

Last updated on: March 19, 2015 at 12:49 pm By Dave Willis