Conviction and clarity can come at the strangest of times. Yesterday I was helping my toddler clean her room, which is to say I was resting on her bed and pointing out all of the things she needed to pick up and put away. As she did this, I was flipping through the tale of…
Are you in a dry spot? Do you feel like you will never reach the oasis? Maybe you are like me and get sick and tired of the uphill battle and would like a little rest. Here is the good news: after you walk through the desert, you will be changed for the better. I…
Our dear friend, Lorraine, is sharing her story this week. Please follow along! (If you’re just joining us, please read part 1 and part 2 of Lorraine’s story first.) I totally loved being a “1 Peter 3 wife,” and do you know what? I had fallen in love with my Heavenly Husband and things slowly…
Our dear friend, Lorraine, is sharing her story this week. Please follow along! (If you’re just joining us, please read part 1 of Lorraine’s story first.) So one day I stumbled, or rather God directed me to a bible verse that literally changed my life; 1 Peter 3 1-6. I understood this in relation to…
For the next few days, our dear friend, Lorraine, will be sharing her story. Please follow along! Sometimes the situations we find ourselves in our marriages just seem hopeless. We ask God, “what are you working out here in my life? What is your ultimate aim?” Well, I found myself in just this position and discovered…
Porn is the monster that looms over us, and we pretend it’s not there. It seems to out of control and too impossible to contain, much less eradicate because it has become mainstream. It is one click away. It erodes childhoods, destroys marriages, and warps perspectives. It robs us of intimacy, trust, and peace. It…
If there are any husbands out there reading this, can I just tell you that sometimes your wife just wants to feel validated in her feelings? You don’t have to fix it. You don’t have to agree. You simply have to empathize. I realize that empathy might come easier for women, but that fact just…
Sometimes my spouse and I see things from completely different angles. So much so at times, it feels like we are each speaking a different language. The more we try to force each other to change perspectives, the more frustrated we sometimes become. Misunderstandings happen Our daughter recently had a scavenger hunt for her thirteenth…
Dear moms with married sons, I receive weekly emails from women who are so frustrated by their relationships with their mothers-in-law. All they want is to feel loved and appreciated by them, yet they feel judged and torn down. They’re tired of criticism, of cutting remarks, of never feeling good enough. I hear from more…
Over the past couple years, I’ve come to realize that when I’m spending time with God each day, studying his word, and growing closer to him, I in turn treat my husband better. I more readily give him grace, I have a more cheerful and understanding attitude, and I have an easier time letting the…