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Life on the Edge of Normal | April 12, 2025


Hello Reader,

What does your morning routine look like? A typical morning may look like rolling out of bed, getting ready, and grabbing breakfast to feed your body before you tackle the day. But how often do you prioritize feeding your soul as well as your physical body?

Even if it's just a morsel--one Bible verse that you soak on all day--it can feed your soul throughout the day.

This week on the podcast I had a conversation with my friend, Tera. Tera helps me sit with Jesus everyday and I asked her to come on the podcast with me to talk about what that looks like and how she got started.

If you long to have vibrant, personal, connection with Jesus, you won’t want to miss this conversation with my friend Tera. It's a great way to start Easter week.

You can click here to listen over on the blog. It's also available on all podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you have an Alexa or Siri you can even say, "Hey Alexa (Siri), play the No More Perfect Podcast" and she will play the most recent episode!

Song of the Week

I love love love the lyrics to Forever Reign and it's one of my favorite worship songs. You can listen to it here.

This Week on the Blog

Prayer is one of the most powerful tools we have in our toolbox. When we pray (together or on our own), we have the opportunity to align our own desires to God’s. We also have the opportunity to talk directly to God, lifting up to Him whatever is on our heart.

In this week's #MarriageMonday blog post, we want to share some prayers you can pray over your spouse if you're married. You can do this in your personal prayer time or during any time of prayer you have together! Click here to read the blog post.

Upcoming Speaking

Ladies Night Out May 1, Christ Community Church, Gridley, IL
This is a free event for women open to the general public! Come join me for the evening!

Transform Weekend June 6-8, 2025, Normal, IL (also October 24-26, 2025)
Mark and I are hosting this transformative weekend at our home. Limited to 8 people.

Ignite Luxury Marriage Retreat September 5-7, 2025, St. George, Utah
We were the speakers at last year's event and they've asked us to do it again! Only 25 spots are available for this intimate, unique event in beautiful St. George, Utah!

No More Perfect Marriages Seminar November 14-15, Canton, Illinois
No More Perfect Marriage Seminar Feb 28-Mar 1, Seminole, TX

Registrations aren't open yet, but you can put these dates on your calendar and plan for it if you'd like to join us at a No More Perfect Marriages Seminar!

Have a great week!

P.S. If there's any way we can be praying for you, please hit reply. It will land in our private inbox only we see. We would be privileged to partner in prayer with you. (We respond to as many emails as we can, but even if we can't respond to your prayer request email, we read and pray for every email request we receive!)

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The non-profit arm of our ministry is the Life 2.0 Foundation. The Life 2.0 Foundation provides for the Ugandan ministries of the Butiki Children's Home, the Grateful Children's Orphanage, and Promise International. It also supports our scholarship fund for marriage coaching. (You can find out more about the Life 2.0 Foundation here.) If you find our ministry a blessing, would you become a partner? Our goal is 50 monthly partners in 2025. We're at 18 right now!

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We describe ourselves as being married 41 years, 31 of them happily. Twelve years ago we created a 2.0 marriage for ourselves. We now help other couples create a 2.0 marriage too! Check out the resources we offer below and sign up for our newsletter!

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