Blog - First Things First

How to Communicate Better With Your Spouse

These six skills can transform your relationship.

What would the world be like without good communication? Airports would be a complete wreck (figuratively and literally). Kids couldn’t learn reading, writing, ’rithmetic, and computer coding. The barista at Starbucks would write a completely different name on my cup for my order. (Okay, well, that happens anyway.) Not to mention… marriage would be chaotic! …

5 Ways Your Relationship Changes After You Get Married

Here's a quick look at your future together.

Your wedding was not the most important day in your marriage. Today is. What if I could tell you about the future of your marriage? For the moment, let’s say I can. (Because I can.) Brace yourself, my newlywed friend. I come from over 25 years in the future of your marriage. What do you…

How Your Family Can Celebrate Black History Month All Year Round

Get ready to learn from and interact with people of many different cultures.

February 28th will come and go. Another Black History month completed. Your kids did a neat Black History project at school. You learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, slavery, and Frederick Douglass. Now it’s back to normal. But you don’t want it to be. You want Black History month to positively impact how…