While at the grocery store yesterday, my daughter asked me if we could have onion rings for dinner. I started to say no because I didn’t feel confident that I could make them. I have loved onion rings since I was a little girl, but it seemed to me it was not possible to make…
Your heart and my heart Stitched together Forever is their destination and they climb the same mountain. They twist and pull but never tear, One falls, one lifts, and they walk on Your heart and my heart Held tight and fast Resemble the ones from us, and the ones that will be Their eyes and…
Of course I want to affirm my husband so he feels loved by me. The problem is sometimes I get too busy, or he gets on my nerves and I don’t feel like saying nice things. Sometimes, I would much prefer to tell him all of the things I would like him to change. But I…
I often tell people that even if I got paid, I wouldn’t relive the year my husband and I were engaged. We dealt with everything from family feuds, to jobs quit, and beyond. I probably cried more in that year than the rest of my life put together. Everyone talked about what a beautiful time…
I read Cinderella to my three-year-old today. I felt such empathy for her as I recounted her story. It made me think of how I react when I feel insecure or unworthy. Her vulnerability touches me. She is so hopeful, yet a little fearful. She doesn’t really believe she belongs at the party, but really…
I don’t cry much, and this video had me in tears! The love that this couple had developed over the course of 75 years is so inspiring. The part that really stood out to me, was when he talks about how lucky he felt that his wife gave him 75 years of her life. He…
I am now in my second decade of marriage. It has been amazing. It has also been blood, sweat and tears. I feel pretty proud of myself when I stop to think about it. We have come a long way. I imagine it’s the same feeling a mountain climber experiences when he reaches the summit,…
Sometimes I’m just too angry to pray. Sometimes I just don’t want my heart to change. I want to stay angry. I don’t want to be peaceful—I just want to scream. I want to scream at the top of my lungs and collapse into a puddle of tears. At times I can just feel the…
Our planet is lonely. There are millions of people in the world, yet so many deal with loneliness. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites provide a false connection with others, and we feel the need for authentic relationships. Where do we turn when we feel alone and even abandoned? I have felt the sting…
Sometimes we just have to rest in the Lord’s strength Most of us are pretty good as staying busy. We focus on the millions of things that need to get done, and forget that our strength comes from God until we find ourselves dragging. We begin to feel edgy and start to lose patience. Everything…