Women Praying Boldly

Big Monday

Today is big.

Not only is the sun back out, melting the ice from our still-vibrant autumn trees, but also Focus on the Family is airing the first of three days of broadcasts just for single women. Last spring Carolyn McCulley, John Fuller, Dr. Dobson and I met in the studio to talk about hope for marriage and practical ways women can help the process. And to try to explain Twitter to Dr. Dobson. True.

Today, the recordings are on air and online. (Though being on the show is still short of my life goal to have Dr. Dobson over for dinner. Maybe this is better.)

And because I'm not content to simply talk about how women are finding very little help to marry well, I'm also thrilled to be able to tell you that we are hard at work developing a next generation dating service, coming soon to a community near you. You can take a sneak peek and sign up to be part of our pre-release team here.

See, I told you today would be big! What kind of Monday are you having?

Insights for Marrying Well

Dr. Brad Wilcox, one of the top family scholars in America, answered some questions from Steve about how couples go about forming families today and the role parents, pastors and mentors can play in supporting them.

In the midst of his wise comments, he had this to say:

Paradoxically, couples who understand that marriage is about many different goods in life (not just an intense emotional relationship) are more likely to enjoy a happy, lifelong marriage than couples who see marriage through a soulmate lens.

To read the whole interview, visit our Help Families Formwebsite.