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You May Want to Rethink Those Qualities You Want in a Husband After You Read This

May 10, 2017 by Inspired by Family Mag

Why My Definition of Sexy Shifted After 14 Years of Marriage and yours might too after reading this article! I was around 7 months pregnant or as some would say, "Great with child.", when I opened the door to our adorable toddler's room. I hadn't been able to sleep because my body wasn't used to my body being this size so I had to deal with back pain. Let's just say pregnancy is not good to me. For some reason during pregnancy, my body hates all food, but eggs and ramen noodles. I normally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: daily living encouragement, family, love & marriage, parenting Tagged With: Marriage

It’s Still Me But Stronger, Braver, Wiser…

May 10, 2016 by Inspired by Family Mag

It's Still Me But Stronger, Braver, Wiser... I'm sitting here pondering what our life used to look like before kids. You know that time that seems so long ago when it was just you and me. Thirteen years ago today, I stood under a beautiful flowered arch and committed to give my all to you. Remember how we couldn't stop crying as we held hands. Tears just rolled down our sun-kissed cheeks as our good friend Joe reminded us of our love for each other and Gods faithfulness to us. At that time, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, love & marriage Tagged With: anniversary, life before kids, Marriage, tag1

Date Nights: How To Make Them Work and Stick

February 9, 2015 by Inspired by Family Mag

Date Nights: How To Make Them Work & Stick How to make it work? Dating our man is NOT only for the young newly wed couples who are madly in love and go out every week because they don't have kids who sap all of their energy. Moms and dads it's for us too! Remember when I shared about my dating my husband journey and my shattered expectations here? Well, if you read it, you know it can be a challenge but it's worth it. Do what works best for you and stop comparing your relationship … [Read more...]

Filed Under: celebrate life, love & marriage Tagged With: date night ideas, dating your spouse, how to make date nights work, Marriage

Loving Your Man When it Hurts Part 2: Truth Be Told

February 7, 2012 by Inspired by Family Mag

Joining us today is our guest author: Lara Williams  ~You can WIN a copy of her book details below~ My man and I would both say the same thing. Our marriage has not been easy. Our unrealistic expectations mixed with poor communication and heavy baggage made us the prime target for a train wreck. And we wrecked hard. To near death. But God. He had great mercy on our home. He invaded and insisted with his grace. So here we stand, together in spite of the near devastation. Defying our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: love & marriage Tagged With: focusing on the truth, loving your man when it hurts, Marriage, tag1, truth

Hi, I’m Mari Hernandez-Tuten!

About Me!

I am the heart behind Inspired by Family Coaching & Counseling Ministry. I am a Jesus loving woman who is a biblical counselor, life coach, author, Bible teacher, and speaker. I help women anchor their hearts by integrating biblical insights and trauma informed wisdom into my counseling and coaching, so they can walk in hope, truth, and connection. My focus is: God-given identity work, Transitional grief, missionary care, broken trust/betrayal, motherhood overwhelm and anxious heart.

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