Today’s guest post is from Olivia Wesley: Hello—My name is Olivia! I’m a wife to an amazing husband, a new mommy to a sweet boy–and woman whose life is evidence of how strongly God’s heart beats for His people. God continues to save my husband and I from worldly statistics, and my desire is to…
I walked into my bedroom today and sat down in a daze. So much had taken place and I didn’t know how to steady myself now that the frantic moments were over. It was quiet. The quietness didn’t match the business in my mind, as I replayed the past week and all of the chaos…
The scariest part about being diagnosed with a brain tumor was the not knowing—having such scary possibilities. As soon as I caught my breath, and was finally able to say something, I asked the doctor “Is it dangerous?” He said, “I can’t make you any guarantees. We just don’t know yet.” We just don’t know…
Wives are feeling lonely We receive letters from women each week. We feel privileged they take time to share their hearts and lives with us. The hardest part is hearing the difficulties many of them go through. Lately, women are telling us they feel ignored by their spouses. It’s sad to hear how worthless it…
“You have a brain tumor.” Not something I ever wanted to hear out of the mouth of a doctor at midnight in a quiet ER after a terrifying 40 minutes of brain scans. I’ve spent the greater majority of my life terrified of tumors, of surgery, of sickness. A brain tumor was my biggest fear.…
Marriage isn’t easy, of course you know that. But I’ve been realizing over the past couple of months that there’s one word relating to marriage that isn’t as often associated with marriage as forgiveness, or selflessness, or other important virtues—that word is intentionality! Marriage takes hard work and improvement. Yes, a lot of that takes…
I don’t handle stress well—at all. My mom often says I inherited the “King (her maiden name) women temper.” And not only do I have a short fuse, but I deal with severe migraines that are often brought on by stress. When I’ve got a migraine, all I want to do is turn off all…
I have the wonderful opportunity of writing for Unveiled Wife, and the amazing privilege of writing with a very talented, passionate group of women. I am always blessed by their articles on Unveiled Wife, and most of them have blogs of their own. Before connecting with these lovely ladies, I always had a hard time…
Today is National Love Note Day! It’s so nice receiving heartfelt words from the one you love. I LOVE getting notes from Scott. I especially love it when he hand writes them. These days, a handwritten letter is quite the gift. It’s so personal, and I never tire of seeing my name scrawled across the…
“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” —Martin Luther A happy marriage starts with a great friendship. Here are a few ways to keep your friendship exciting: 1. Laugh together Some of my greatest friendships are founded on similar senses of humor. Finding mutual humor in…