By Tara Buchanan

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We’re Joe and Tara
BEHIND OUR SMILES

No matter how perfect someone’s marriage looks from the outside, every relationship has its struggles. We’ve been married for 26 years and in that time we’ve have had our own share of obstacles. From healing from childhood abuse to battling our own sin and selfishness, we know marriage is not easy. But we do believe when God enters the equation and we surrender our lives to Him, it’s always worth it. Stick around as we share the struggles and stories behind our smiles.

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Who’s Teaching the Kids?

 Our marriage is affected by the many decisions that arise in parenting.  One of those big decisions that we need to find unity on is how are kids are educated.  Even though we had very different educational experiences, we were in agreement early in our desire to home educate our kids.   Looking ... VIEW POST

I Don’t Ask for Much!

Are your expectations of your spouse realistic?  We may all answer, of course they are! I mean, I don’s ask for much, right?  We usually consider ourselves to “not ask for much” while also thinking that our spouse is asking too much of us. In this episode we talk about the danger in thinking “But I ... VIEW POST

That’s a Great Idea!

Do you ever feel like your ideas are dismissed by your spouse, often from the get-go?  We’ve been there way too many times!  This week we’re re-visting our very favorite phrase that we use to strengthen our marriage.  We’re sharing how adding “That’s a great idea” to our vocabulary has helped our ... VIEW POST

I Disagree With You!

Do you and your spouse ever disagree?  That’s a silly question. No one agrees with one person 100% of the time.  But disagreements can become a source of tension and conflict in our marriage when they’re fueled by stubbornness and disrespect. In this episode we talk about how to keep disagreements ... VIEW POST

A Marriage Blessing!

Before our son got married, we had a chance to sit down with the parents of the bride for a night of prayer and blessing for our kids.  In this episode, we share how that conversation went as we prepared our kids to build a marriage, and not just for a wedding.  Bless the Lord Unity ... VIEW POST

I Love Weddings!

Do you love weddings?  We have always loved weddings, but a wedding as the parents of the groom was a whole different experience! In this episode, we reflect on our son’s wedding day and how attending weddings encourage our marriage (and make me cry….) Stephen & Anna’s First Dance ... VIEW POST