Rock Solid Families

Have you had enough stress for 2020?  What a year it has been.  Between Covid, Elections, Fires, and Hurricanes, we have to wonder if we will ever get through this year.  Researchers claim that we are seeing the highest levels of mental health issues in recent times.   Merrill and Linda take on the subject of mental health as it relates to these trying times.  They have helpful guidance and instru...

Sometimes we see a single event that completely devastates a marriage. But, more often than not, we see a cycle of bad behavior between the spouses that seems to perpetuate even more bad behavior.  Dr. Emerson Eggerich describes this as the "Crazy Cycle", in his book, Love and Respect.   The man feels disrespected and the woman feels unloved and the more they feel that way the more they...

Rock Solid Radio has been on the air for two years!  Merrill and Linda take some time to discuss the beginning, where the ministry is today, and where the ministry is going! We have been so fortunate to use this platform as an opportunity to help others in their personal lives as well as their marriages and families.  But, more importantly, we are fortunate and thankful to be basing our work in th...

Linda and Merrill quickly get into the confessions of days gone by!  This show is all about the importance of being open, honest, and approachable with your spouse.  Sometimes we hide behind old secrets or live a separate life to keep our spouse "happy".  The result is not more happiness.  In fact, the result is anger, frustration, broken trust, and disruption to the marriage.   During t...

How is your marriage doing?  All too often we slowly drift into neglecting our marriage.  It was not our intention, it just happens. Before you know it we are as cold as ice towards the person we said "I do" to.  This is not God's intention for our marriage.  He wants nothing but the best for our marriage.    Linda and Merrill take on this subject to discuss how you can have a marri...

Do you know your Love Language?  How about your kids' Love Languages?  God desires us to love all people, especially our own family members.  This may seem easy, but the key is to know how to love people well.  That means, loving people the way they want to be loved.  This is why it is important to learn how to love your kids in a way that they appreciate and desire.   In this show, Merrill a...

What a big show for Rock Solid Radio this week as they release their 100th episode.  For this reason, we really wanted to just be thankful. Thanks to God for blessing us with the parents, family, children, friends, church, communities, and school, just to name a few.   In this show, we take time to talk about the importance of GRATITUDE!  This is something that can so easily be overlooked by any o...

This show is about a relationship, but not a relationship between two people.  This is about your relationship with God.  As we often work with couples trying to build or repair their human relationships, we see that frequently have to help them set up the relationship.  How are they going to spend time together? How are they going to raise children together? How will they resolve life challenges...

If you didn't listen to Part 1, we ask that you go back and visit that show to bring you up to speed on this subject.   In this show, Linda and Merrill talk about the young adult as they are preparing to leave the nest.  This used to be a more clear-cut time in our history.  Going to college, military, or getting a job.  These are just the things that happened and our young adults found thems...

How are you raising your child?  Do you have a clear idea of what kind of adult you want them to grow into?  It is so easy to get caught up in what your child wants that we often lose sight of what they need.   In today's show, Linda and Merrill talk about getting the right mindset to raising a happy and successful child into an adult.  It is not always easy, but it is well worth doing the sm...

Marriage can be tough! Especially when we have two people that are waiting to see when their partner is going to mess up.  You may not think this is your marriage, and hopefully, it is not. But the truth is, many of our marriages are consumed with counting rights and wrongs, do's and don'ts, and someone always seems to be "in trouble" in the marriage.   This is not how we are c...

What are we doing to make sure we are fit in a difficult time?  Fit, meaning physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  These are areas that we have a personal responsibility to take care of.  During this show, Merrill and Linda help our listeners to begin the right mindsets and activities to grow in these areas.  Support the show #Rocksolidfamilies, #familytherapy,  #marriagecounseling,...

Linda and Merrill Hutchinson have the conversation of working through the new normal.  Kids are getting ready to try to go back to school and COVID -19 is still on the rise.  What will this school year look like?  What are we to do as parents?  How can we help our kids succeed in this environment?  Staying physically healthy is a primary concern, but restricting our kids to staying locked in the h...

Abuse is a very real thing.  We often think of it in physical terms; being hit or punched. The reality is that there are many other types of abuse that can be very severe.  During this show, Linda and Merrill have the opportunity to interview intake caseworker for Safe Passage, Beth Kroger.   Beth shares incredible insights, experiences, and advice on how to get the abuse victim to safety and heal...

Are you all in?  Are you fully committed to your marriage? What does it look like if you are?  Or, what does it look like if you aren't? Merrill and Linda take on the subject of being fully committed to our marriages.  These are just words until you actually find yourself in the middle of a challenging time in your marriage.  Then, what do you do?  Are you entertaining thoughts of leaving?  A...

When we think about the 4th of July, we often describe patriotic feelings and happenings.  Picnics, parades, fireworks, family, and friends.  What a great time!  But, in this show, Merrill and Linda discuss what patriotism truly is and how to teach it to your kids.   Patriotism is about thanks and gratitude for what you received from those that came before you. In the history of our country, we ha...

How do you determine what is important in your life?  How are you going to raise your children?  How do you treat your neighbors or handle people in the workplace? These are just some of the questions that many of us just assume we know the answer to or we figure it out as we go.   Do we truly know right from wrong?  Or, do we allow our culture to determine what is right and wrong?  Do we change o...

We are experiencing a difficult time in our nation of racial tension and divisiveness. It seems that everyone has a solution and if not a solution, at least an opinion.  Merrill and Linda tackle this difficult subject with not all the answers, but at least with a mindset of trying to learn more and open our minds and hearts.  The old phrase of WWJD, What Would Jesus Do, is what they try to keep at...

Linda Hutchinson takes time during this episode to talk with her husband, Merrill, about what it is to be a Strong Dad.  More now than ever, our country needs the strength of good dads.  Much of what ails our nation comes back to the family and more specifically whether we have good leadership in the family.   During this show, Merrill and Linda discuss the absolute importance of having both mom a...

Jon Tisevich along with his wife, Kelly, shares their story. Jon is the pastor at Whitewater Crossing Christian Church.   He has a mission to reach the unchurched.  This mission is grounded in his own experience of someone reaching into his life and showing him to Christ.  That someone was Kelly.   Jon's passion runs strong for the lost and he wakes every day with the purpose of trying to rea...

Jon Tisevich along with his wife, Kelly, shares their story. Jon is the pastor at Whitewater Crossing Christian Church.   He has a mission to reach the unchurched.  This mission is grounded in his own experience of someone reaching into his life and showing him to Christ.  That someone was Kelly.   Jon's passion runs strong for the lost and he wakes every day with the purpose of trying to rea...

Do you have an attitude of gratitude?  Sometimes it seems that we have every reason in the world to feel sorry for ourselves.  Corona, job problems, illnesses, divorces, bad finances, whatever it is, we all seem to have something that can pull us down.  But, is it possible to flip the screen and look at everything that we have that has blessed us.  What about all the people that have sacrificed be...

The teen years can be very difficult, for both the parent and the teen.  Hormones are changing, demands and responsibilities are changing, life just isn't as simple as it was when you were a kid.  How about faith?  How does your teen now look at his/her faith?  When they were a kid they likely adopted your faith and everything seemed to be fine. But, as a teen growing into adulthood, faith of...

Thank God for Moms!  At Rock Solid Radio, we understand that families need both a mom and a dad,  but on this show, we take the time to praise our moms.  Especially during this crazy Covid-19 time.  Schedules, E-Learning, Sibling Relationships, and the day to day functioning of the home has drastically changed. Sometimes you just have to laugh at the craziness.  We know that in large parts, much o...

As Abraham Lincoln famously said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."  This idea is not just true for a nation, but also for a home.  Rock Solid Radio takes on the subject of being united in the home.  Mom and dad coming together to parent and love their children with unity.  This sounds easier than it actually is.   Merrill and Linda give concrete ideas that parents can begin...