Rock Solid Families

When working with families we often see similar patterns that produce the good outcomes and those that produce the not so good outcomes.  When you work long enough in this field you can begin to make predictions of future outcomes based on current behavior patterns.  That doesn't make us a prophet, it just makes us aware of the simple concept of cause and effect.   In this show, Linda and Mer...

Are you feeling exhausted or overwhelmed?  Are you losing sight of the things that you say truly matter to you? You are not alone. Our culture has sold us many different things, but one of the most dangerous is that of being overly busy.  At times it's as if we wear it as a badge of honor.  "He everybody, look how busy I am."  We allow our work schedules, kids' schedules, and e...

What's on your bucket list?  What motivate's you and drives you to wake up and live another day?  Do you live for the weekends, or vacations?  How about the idea of a great journey or project, maybe even a particular experience in your life?  These are sometimes referred to as your dreams.  Why should we have them and what happens when we aren't having them? Dreams or visions for yo...

Alisa Childers is no stranger to talking and singer about her faith.  Alisa began her career as a singer in the Christian band, Zoe Girl. From there she led worship in church while raising her kids and being a wife.  But when Covid came and many churches stop holding public worship, Alisa began talking and writing about her faith walk.   Now, Alisa is the host of her own Alisa Childers Podcast and...

It's everywhere!  Everywhere we seem to turn technology is putting a new spin on our way of life.  So much of it is amazing as it makes our life more efficient and many tasks much faster.  However, we have discovered that all of the good comes at a cost.  Not just a financial cost, but a cost to many other areas of life.   During this show, Merrill and Linda confess their challenge of using t...

Do you have a perfect practice of staying connected to Christ?  I know I don't.  Just like I do not have a perfect practice of exercise and diet.  I know many of the things I should do, but the fact is, I don't always do the right things.  And, if I have to be honest, consistency is always a struggle for me.   Let's take this conversation out of the gym and into our relationship wit...

Linda and Merrill are excited as they take the opportunity to introduce their new online marriage coaching program, Rock Solid Marriages!  In this show they discuss why they felt the need to create the program. What the foundation for the program is.  And how every couple can rebuild and restore their marriage.  The "Why" for the program is simple; broken marriages lead to hurting people...

Who's running your house?  Is it you, your spouse, the two of you combined, or maybe it's the kids.  What!  Kids running the house seems like a crazy notion, but all too often this is what we see with parentings coming into our office with parenting concerns or children behaving poorly.   When we begin to boil it down we often see very similar patterns; unclear values, lack of unity betw...

You and your spouse get along fine.  You have a great relationship and trust each other at all times.  Then you hear and see signs that make you start to have doubts and questions.   Maybe the marriage is not as strong as you thought.  What happened? Research indicates that about 50% of marriages will fail.  It is safe to say that no one goes into a marriage thinking the marriage is going to fail....

As Christians, we are called to live with the values given to us through God's Word.  Many of those seem commonsensical, such as "thou shalt not kill", but others seem more challenging, "love your enemy".  What do we do when we are confronted with a person or situation that challenges our Christian values but we still want to love the people involved? In this show, Linda a...

When was the last time you felt lost?  How did that feel to you?  Confused, frustrated, concerned, even worried.  Being lost can be a scary and exhausting experience.  Because of this, people will begin to do whatever they can to find their location.  They will make guesses on what direction is best. They will make U-turns in the middle of the road. They will sometimes keep pressing with the belie...

Have you ever felt like you're the only one that doesn't have your act together?  We look at TV personalities and people on social media and we often come away thinking they have the best version that life has to offer.   Rock Solid Radio had the opportunity to host celebrity, Rachel Cruze to the show.  The main thing we walked away with from our show is just how down to earth and authen...

2020 was considered by many to be among the most challenging of years.  Everyone was praying that 2021 would bring a respite from the Covid scare and the uncertainty in politics and world affairs.  But, as life would have it, not everything was as peachy as we would have liked.  Covid continued to be  on the front page, the economy took some of the steepest declines we have seen in decades, our jo...

As we started this show we were talking about how tired we were from all the Christmas celebrations we were involved in.  But our weariness doesn't compare to the many people that feel that weariness on a regular basis.  Day after day many people experience depression, loneliness, and even hopelessness as they peer into the future.   As we close out 2021 and come into 2022 it seems that there...

Could you image being one of three siblings and on Christmas morning both of your siblings received their regular share of gifts, and you received nothing?  Put that vision in your head for just a second.  What kinds of thoughts would be racing through your mind?  How would you feel about your other siblings or parents?  Let's take this one step farther and imagine this happening year after y...

Before you quickly excuse yourself from this show or the thought that you might be a jealous person, you might want to take a second look!  This show is a powerful lesson on what jealousy, envy, and coveting are all about.  We are quick to rationalize our behaviors but with a little reflection we can see how easily and often we fall into these ugly spaces.  Jealousy and Envy have one major thing i...

You know the definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results!  That's what many of our arguments with our spouse looks like.  Why do we keep fighting about the same issues?   This show is so powerful at giving you the tools to stop this insanity.  Couples seldom are arguing about what they appear to be arguing about.  Whether they are arguing about k...

As we approach the Christmas Season we see many things around us that remind us of Christmas.  Between presents, Christmas trees, ornaments, music, and all the Christmas parties, there is no shortage of reminders; at least reminders of the secular version of Christmas.  That is why we have called this the season of stuff.  Every where you look you see Christmas stuff! Stuff is not all bad!  But, w...

Have you ever heard the song by Country Music Singer, Mac Davis, It's Hard to be Humble?  Merrill tries is talent at singing a portion of the song only to be derailed by Linda.  But, the point is how do we deal with being humble.  In this show, Linda and Merrill take on the conversation of humility and thankfulness as we come into the Thanksgiving Season.   These are terms that often get thro...

Adoption sounds like such a great thing!  Largely, because it is. Adoption can be an incredible experience in both the adopted child's life and the adoptive family's life.  But there is a reason that not everyone is doing it, nor should everyone do it.  Adoption can be very difficult.  It comes with many different challenges, some expected, many unexpected.   In this show, Linda and Merr...

As more and more people look for solutions to their problems from mankind, there are fewer people using prayer as a resource.  Often, you hear of prayer use as the last resort.  "If all else fails, you can always pray."  This use of prayer as a last resort actually speaks a great deal as to what people really believe and understand about prayer and God.   We may ask the question, "W...

Many people do not believe in the idea of Spiritual Warfare.  When you bring it up they dismiss it or think of it as a mythical concept.  As much as we would like to dismiss it, you if call yourself a Christian, you can't dismiss, and in fact, you have a responsibility to learn more about it.   Scripture is very clear about the reality of Spiritual Warfare.  There is a saying about scripture...

This is not just a show about Halloween with ghost and goblins.  This is a show about the reality of The Dark Side.  The fact that there truly is a realm of life that tries to exist out of the light.  When we say, "The Dark Side", we mean that this a side that denies the presence of God. God is light and anything not of God is darkness.  The two dimensions are in constant battle to occup...

Middle School or Junior High life can be difficult. Those years of wanting to be an older with more privileges and opportunities, but then dealing with the responsibilities that come with them.  This is a difficult time in human development, both for the individual going through it and for the people helping them get through it.   In this show we invite special guest, Christy Andres, into the stud...

There are many different learning styles in which people learn by.  But, the reality is, many of us have to learn the hard way!  We have to learn by the sometimes difficult path of actually doing.   In this episode of Rock Solid Radio, Merrill is kicked out of the studio and Linda invites in special guest, Monica Quintinalla.  Monica is a young lady that thought she had life figured out.  She was...