Following

God gave you a built-in adviser. Respect your mate’s insights, opinions, and perspective and you will benefit from a better, more-rounded opinion.

God asks wives to follow. It is not an easy job. It is not a position of inferiority. It requires strength, responsiveness, and innovation.

When a wife is trying to follow, a good husband is more likely to give a confident lead. Marriage works best when it's more beautiful waltz than tug-of-war.

When a man is unclear, his wife might want to step into the void and take control. Practice the steps. The more you learn, the more confident you become.

As women, we have power to inspire men in our lives to greatness and courage. We need to respect, encourage, believe—and call them up.

When we took ballroom dance lessons, we not only learned to love dance, we learned out to better lead and follow each other in our marriage.

Men, are you reluctant to take a leadership role in your marriage? Why? Answers we have heard are: I’m supposed to lead? The media portrays us as fools—not fit to lead. Leading is risky business. [...]

We recommend Emmerson Eggerichs’ book and DVD series entitled Love and Respect which expounds on Ephesians 5:33. Eggerich points out that wives may say or do things which they do not mean to be [...]

In the March 20 post, I said that wives need to trust their husbands. Do husbands need to trust their wives as well? Let me continue the same story of what I learned at the Nevada Star Ball. As [...]

In the summer of 2007 I attended the Nevada Star Ball to watch some of our dance buddies compete. Many of the competitors attended Brigham Young University. They were 20 years old and high energy [...]