The Mission of Marriage
Jay Payleitner2023-09-08T11:34:15+00:00The mission of marriage isn't rocket science. Just help each other chase dreams.
How to Find Rest as a Dad
Jay Payleitner2023-08-25T12:10:29+00:00“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28 NIV It’s easy to love Matthew 11:28. The message feels like a comforting embrace and delivers clear meaning and intent. “Work hard and then rest.” There’s even an easy-going lyrical quality to the words of this [...]
Make this Simple List for Your Spouse and See What Happens
Jay Payleitner2023-07-21T12:04:47+00:00There’s a strategy I’ve been endorsing for years. It’s for husbands (and wives) to literally make a list of things your spouse likes. Not huge, extravagant, budget-breaking trips or gifts. Small things. Things you can share with each other on a weekly or daily basis. Let me explain. […]
11 Ideas to Strengthen Your Marriage this Summer
Jay Payleitner2023-06-30T13:21:25+00:00It's great to get active as a couple. That said, it's also great to take life down a notch, slow down, or stop and smell the roses. Jay shares 11 ideas to strengthen your marriage this summer.
How to See God in Your Fatherhood
Jay Payleitner2023-04-06T15:16:21+00:00Are you a new dad, up to your knees in dirty diapers, baby bottles, and stained bibs, with a young wife mired in postpartum depression? Are you the hardworking father of sprouting children, trying to build a career while also being a model parent—feigning interest at back-to-school night, scratching your head over math homework, dramatizing bedtime stories, [...]
How To Stop Having Pretend Conversations in Your Marriage
Jay Payleitner2023-03-01T13:18:19+00:00A couple exactly your age is sitting at a table in a kitchen that looks a lot like your kitchen. She’s talking. He’s listening. Except that really he’s not. In many ways, it looks like he’s listening. He actually was for a while. The topic of the conversation wasn’t a topic in which he [...]
7 Ways To Connect with Your Spouse, Even When You Have Kids
Jay Payleitner2023-01-29T00:15:43+00:00Do you really know how to connect with your spouse? Often in the busyness and with kids, it's difficult. Jay Payleitner shares how to connect even when you have kids.
What Happened After Jesus Overturned the Tables and What it Says about Anger as a Dad
Jay Payleitner2023-04-04T11:50:50+00:00Ever get angry at something in front of your family? Then you try and justify it. Find out what happened after Jesus overturned the tables and what it says about anger as a dad.
Be Like Linus and other Christmas Musings
Jay Payleitner2022-12-09T12:32:10+00:00What being Linus as a kid taught me, and is still teaching me.
Calling All Grandfathers: How to be a Living History Book
Jay Payleitner2022-11-16T22:49:26+00:00Being a grandfather is a high calling. In this post Jay Payleitner shares how to be a living history book.