My Favorite Marriage and Family Blogs & Podcasts
If there’s anything I’ve learned in 27+ years of marriage, it’s that “happily ever after” takes work.
Yes, it’s attainable, but not without liberal helpings of love and focus and commitment and grace and intentionality and forgiveness and discipline.
Marriage is wonderful. I love sharing life with my best friend.
But we are both human, and there is always room for improvement.
The secret for me has been to focus on the areas I need to improve rather than on what I think he needs to change.
One way I invest in my marriage is by reading good books and blogs on the topic of marriage and family. I love the encouragement I receive from candid Christian writers who are committed to Biblical truth.
I like the fact that reading their stories gives me the opportunity to learn from somebody else’s mistakes rather than repeating them myself.
There are lots of great blogs and podcasts out there to choose from, but here are a few of my personal favorites. The thing that sets each of these apart is the fact the authors are firmly grounded in God’s Word and that grounding shapes and informs everything they write.
I don’t see that changing anytime soon, but my advice is always to study the Bible for yourself and scrutinize everything you read or hear in light of Scripture.
Marriage & Family Blogs & Podcasts
- Abbie Halberstadt: M is for Mama blog & podcast
- Jennifer Flanders: Loving Life at Home blog & podcast
- Leslie Ludy: Set Apart Motherhood blog & podcast
- Lisa Jacobson: Club 31 Women blog/ Faithful Marriage podcast
- Marci Ferrell: Thankful Homemaker blog & podcast
- Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth: Revive Our Hearts blog & podcast
- Sally Clarkson: At Home with Sally blog & podcast
- Warren & Mary Robbins: Parent Reform blog & podcast
Are there any books, blogs, or podcasts on marriage and motherhood you find yourself gravitating toward? Tell me about them in the comment section below so I can check them out, too!
The Word of God is full of wisdom for every facet of life, but we’ve found it especially helpful in building a happy, healthy marriage. For a fascinating look at how science has confirmed the superiority of God’s design, check out my book Love Your Husband/Love Yourself.
The Great Sex Rescue, She Deserves Better. Anything from the Bare Marriage team really.
Thanks for the recommendation. Although I’ve read and enjoyed a couple of Sheila’s earlier books (before she went back and revised them to reflect her evolving beliefs), I have not yet read either of the ones you mentioned nor do I regularly listen to her podcast.
I must admit I’m concerned about the direction her content has taken of late. It seems to me that she has started putting far more stock in her own Internet surveys than in the Word of God. Despite her assurances about the groundbreaking and scientific nature of her “evidence-based research,” this is not solid footing.
I’m a big believer in eating the meat and spitting out the bones, and I understand there are a lot of women who’ve found helpful information in Sheila’s books, blog, and podcast.
I’m not trying to diminish or cancel any of that — which is more than can be said about Sheila’s ongoing crusade against other popular marriage writers.
However, I would urge readers to be cautious and examine everything she teaches in light of Scripture, as indeed we should do with everything we read or hear or think (including what you find in my own books, blogs, and podcast).
I’m not the only one to have noticed Sheila’s troubling tendency to ignore Scripture. Sadly, she has turned such concerns into an opportunity to attack those who voice them, as she did this weekend in an Instagram post dedicated to that topic.
In it, she insinuates anyone who questions her methods or disagrees with her conclusions is guilty of objectifying women, marginalizing their needs, or justifying domestic abuse. Her straw-man argument is both offensive and absurd and typifies the outrage-fueled tone that seems to characterizes so much of her content these days.
I must admit, I don’t really understand much of what she writes and talks about these days. I like the way she addresses problems like vaginismus and other difficulties regarding sex, and I do think that we should decide for ourselves whether to listen to many of those she calls out, but a lot of the psychological content is confusing to me.
Agreed.
Hi Jennifer,
I’m new to your blog, but enjoying it thoroughly and looking forward to checking out many of your books, especially 25 Ways to Communicate Respect.
I also wanted to recommend a blog to you called Deep Roots at Home. The blogger’s name is Jacqueline and she is a lovely sister in Christ.
May God continue to bless you and your family. Thoroughly enjoy those grandchildren, I’m finding they grow up twice as fast (at least it seems so!)
Thanks for the recommendation, Doree. I was familiar with Deep Roots at Home, but it’s been awhile since I’ve visited. Went back this morning and read a couple of really helpful articles on raising boys.
Exactly. It’s so easy to see where you think someone else needs to change – but seeing your own faults can be much harder. I need to focus on those areas, too. And – I’d love for you to visit my blog. I’m doing a give away for the new Ann Voskamp book for Advent. The link is: http://bringbackjesus.blogspot.com/2014/11/unwrapping-greatest-gift.html And it’s facebook.com/bbj2014