Author Archives: RichWildman
Inspiring Couples To Use What They’re Taught
One of the hardest things for us about helping crisis couples, or even one person of the crisis couple, is inspiring them to use and practice what they are taught. Sharon and I can teach many communication and conflict resolution skills and … Continue reading
Using Facebook Positively In Marriage and Life
One way Sharon and I use Facebook to build our marriage is to share what we have learned from various friends and family members, especially if we do not both have the same person as a friend. For instance, there … Continue reading
When You Are Down – Part 2
When I got emotionally down during our separation and did not seem to have energy or hope for much of anything, one thing I learned was that if I put on Scripture-based worship music, in awhile my mood would improve. Also, … Continue reading
When You Are Down – Part 1
During our separation, I learned the power of speaking scripture aloud. Jesus overcame his temptations in the desert by speaking very short scriptures in answer to satan (Matthew 4:1-11). There are times in life when it is great to memorize long passages … Continue reading
Jay and Laura Laffoon
Jay and Laura Laffoon are marriage and relationship edu-tainers. They teach about those topics by using humor. We first saw them at an AMFM Conference years ago. If you ever get to see them in person with their Ultimate Date Night you … Continue reading
Love and Respect Now
I am very encouraged about how much the younger generation of 20- and 30-somethings seem to really want to learn how to do marriage well. One great resource for them is Love and Respect Now. This blog is written by … Continue reading
New from Choosing Wisely Before You Divorce
I found great encouragement, hope and inspiration to fight for our marriage when I watched the video series “Choosing Wisely Before You Divorce”. The video series is now on the web. About halfway down the page under “View and Download the … Continue reading
Pre-Engagement Mentoring
We have recently been mentoring a couple who asked for mentoring when they were thinking of getting engaged. We thought it was tremendously mature on their part to ask and we were honored to mentor them. We used the mentoring book “Before … Continue reading
Our Farming Life
Stubborn Pursuits is our marriage ministry. Our full time profession is farming. I thought some of our readers might be interested in Sharon’s blog about our farm life. Avalon Farms Ohio I (Richard) have either lived on the farm or … Continue reading
Honest With God
I thought this was an excellent post by Beth Moore about being gut level honest with God. One Slender Streak of Clarity During our separation I remember times when I walked and talked to God at the top of my … Continue reading
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