Resources
Common sense isn’t always common practice. Our hope is that this collection of resources will provide practical ways to encourage and support your marriage, family, and faith.
Another way we love to encourage couples is in the form of quick encouraging text messages with 1 simple tool to help you as a spouse, couple, or family. They take just seconds to read, and minutes to implement. We believe simple reminders each month will bless you and your marriage!
Holiday Traditions & Reflections
Ideas for ways to reflect on the past year, how to be intentional with the year to come, and a few fun holiday traditions!
For Couples
Quick thoughts from Chris and Jamie on how couples can bless one another daily.
For Husbands
Quick thoughts from Chris on how husbands can bless and encourage their wives daily.
Family Values
Create your own family values! If you see them and talk about them, your values will find their way into the daily rhythm of your life and become a part of you and your family.
Praying the Scriptures Over your Family
An easy and powerful way to pray for one another is to incorporate scripture.
The SOAP Journal
A practical way to capture a thought or idea from our time in scripture to apply throughout our day.
The ACTS of Prayer: Connecting with Jesus
The ACTS of prayer take us through a process that helps us experience more of Jesus.
Daily Deposits for your spouse: Quality Time
Quality AND time. You need both for it to fill the cup of a quality time person.
Daily Deposits for your spouse: Notice
It fills the cup of your spouse when you notice. The return on investment is greater connection, greater admiration, and deeper intimacy.
Daily Deposits for your spouse: Gifts
Getting a gift from our spouse activates pathways in the brain that release chemicals that signal trust, safety, and it connects us in deeper ways to the gift-giver.
Daily Deposits for your spouse: Touch
Research shows we need 8-10 touches a day. It connects us, and even eases tension when in conflict. It just takes a little touch to make a significant impact.
Daily Deposits for your spouse: Serve
For someone whose love language is acts of service, it fills their cup when their spouse initiates in this area.
Connect Together Spiritually
Did you know? Couples who pursue their faith together report being happier in marriage.
Daily Deposits for your spouse: Words
Research shows a single positive word spoken to a spouse has the power to influence the expression of genes that regulate physical and emotional stress.
What Experts are Saying
“The Herbs are a gift. They have clinical skills and instincts that rival the best of the best in the world of couples practitioners. They do far more than just lead the couple into health and well-being, they join the couple, and meet them in their journey right where they are at. There is no judgment, there is no pretense, there is only love. I would happily send any couple who is looking to rediscover connection, vulnerability and intimacy in their marriage to the Herbs. Simply put, they are masters at what they do.”
BRENDAN MCCARTHY
NCC, CET-II, LPC-MHSP