“Gil and Brenda are the real deal. I’ve shared the podium with Gil at events and he understands men’s needs in this area. It is my sincere belief you will find his information very valuable.”   – Craig Morgan, Blended Together Forever Hot off the press!! (Disclaimer: Although this video series is aimed at guys, gals/wives will benefit immensely!) Unsung Heroes (UH) will encourage and inspire men who are dads in stepfamilies.   Disrespected by stepkids?  On the receiving end of frustrations from your wife over loyalty to your own ki ..read more

Mom is in heaven. She was the greatest encourager of my entire life. I grew up actually believing she was a perfect person. I got my strength from my mom. I learned loyalty by watching my mom. She taught me how to celebrate life. The picture of Mom & me was taken Mother’s Day, 2016. The picture of Gina and my Mom was taken this year on Mother’s Day. The two most beautiful ladies in my entire life. My Mom was healthy all her life so everyone was in shock when we heard the news. On August 20 she was told, “you have a mass, and it’s metastasized”. She passed away September 20. I took her to ..read more

  Dear Friends and Family, Be sure to tune in Saturday morning at 11:30AM for The Jennifer Sheehan Show on Channel 33! Craig was featured on her show speaking about the ministry and the workbook, Building Blocks to Making the Family WHOLE Again. LIKE, SHARE, AND SPREAD THE NEWS!   SAVE THE DATE! We are so excited to announce our Blended Together Marriage Conference, happening on Friday evening, February 11th and Saturday morning, February 12th. Share with your friends and bring a couple! As the landscape for BTF expands, know that we are ..read more

  Dear Friends and Family, Gina and I are so excited for what the Lord is doing in Blended Together Forever. Last week we had a focus session with some couples here in Frisco at LaMadeleine’s Cafe and it went great! We laid out our upcoming events and the plan to go back to Hope Fellowship starting in Fall. At Hope Fellowship, we will be teaching our 16 week workbook with curriculum. Invite a few friends to join you – it’s going to be an incredible time together! Here are the details: Start Date: August 31st Time: 6:30pm-8:15pm Address: Hope Fellowship Church ..read more

My Father and me Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads! If you have a good father like me, we celebrate with you today. If you had a bad example for a father, hold on just a minute … Brokenness gets passed down. Wounds are rarely acknowledged in Fathers, therefore they are rarely healed. But we can break the generational curse with God’s help by just rising up. My dad was my hero. He still is. He was the first man in my life that I wanted to emulate. And what I really wanted is for him to be proud of me. My first recollection of my father was riding him piggyback, pretending to be asleep. Arms ..read more

  Dear friends and family, We have a message from our good friend Claudette Chenevert (@stepmomcoach), a coach for stepmoms and a stepmother herself. Her message is below – we hope you enjoy it! Today is Stepmother’s Day. And I’m celebrating this day by doing nothing. By that, I mean, I plan on reading a book (I’m in Agatha Christie these days,) enjoy a nice glass of wine with Bernard and play a few rounds of Yahtzee. Stepmother’s Day is for you to commemorate being a stepmom, if you feel like honoring this role. I know that being a stepmom may not be something you feel like being g ..read more

  In our last blog I mentioned Dominique Flores, pictured after he won the three point competition last year while at the Band of Brothers Bootcamp. Quite interesting timing, since I’m at the Band Of Brothers again today as this blog goes out. Another interesting thing about God’s timing: my wife Gina challenged a group of us to write down the last seven days of our prayer life. Within hours of doing so, Dominique sends me an article he wrote reinforcing the exact same thing! Here is Dominique’s article below. Be encouraged, be challenged, and definitely after you read his article don ..read more

  Gina and I have been spending the past 40 days going through Mark Batterson’s book “Draw The Circle” with our team and since finishing it, I wanted to share some personal insights. Two important points: I am not elevating me, or my testimonials whatsoever​.​ I am only elevating our Lord Jesus Christ who died for me, paid for all my sins and it is for His glory that I share. Number two, it was my wife Gina​ – ​not myself ​ – who was impacted first. I have told her more than once I have seen how God spoke to her, then added me and we see this multiplying to others. &nb ..read more

Dear friends and family, Good Friday can seem like anything but “good”. My friend and pastor said a few minutes ago at the 12 noon service that we tend to rush to Easter Sunday and fail to stop on Friday. I agree; I think it’s good for all of us to stop – to stop and mourn in a godly, healthy way. When I reflect on this day, entitlement leaves me. Selfishness leaves me. Earthly concerns leave me. What gets replaced is a larger view of God. A smaller view of self. And it’s a good feeling. It’s been said our problem in America is our “view of God is too small and view of self is too big ..read more

Dear friends and family, I met a couple of guys today for breakfast, Doug and Charlie. I was there to do a learning luncheon – you might say a learning breakfast – with men who are older and wiser. Do you do that? Two weeks ago I ran into Doug, with his buddies Rod and Charlie, by accident at the same restaurant. Doug overheard me say my former job was at NCR and he spoke up at the end of my breakfast, introducing himself. We actually worked at the same office on Live Oak Street! Another God wink… Rod looked familiar. So I asked, “Rod, you look familiar… Have we met?” Quick as a whip ..read more