Encouragement
You’re dealing with one of the hardest challenges that you’ve ever faced. The love of your life has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s an overwhelming and frightening time for both of you. You may find it especially difficult as a partner to be standing on the outside, unable to conquer the disease that is… Read More
I curled up on my bed, staring at my cell phone and willing it to vanish. Dreading the phone call awaiting me. My heart racing with each passing second. Next, to me my husband sat and said, “Just go ahead and get it started, otherwise it will never get better. You know you have to.”… Read More
Have you ever scrolled through social media looking at pictures of people having fun together and ended up feeling like you didn’t have a friend in the world? Seeing all the Best Friends Forever pictures can make you feel down when your kids have the chicken pox, and you haven’t seen a living adult soul in… Read More
Do you want to improve your marriage relationship? Would you be willing to do a little work to make them better, sweeter, more fun, and more enjoyable? Sometimes it takes a slight change in our focus. Here are three keys to a successful marriage. What are the KEYS to a Successful Marriage? I just finished reading… Read More
Do you ever feel like clutter is taking over your life? It could be in your home, your car, your kids’ rooms, your yard, or even in your heart and mind. Clutter takes all of the fun out of life. Clutter can steal our joy. And, clutter can make life miserable. But, it doesn’t have… Read More
Our children might not admit it, but they do rely on us as the parent to have the greatest influence in their lives. Whether your child is 4 years old or 14, inside of them they are screaming out for that attention, direction, influence, and relationship with you to help steer the course of their… Read More
Have you ever found yourself sharing something really close to your heart with your mate, only to realize he or she is far, far away? Not really listening at all? Ouch! In my marriage, this has been done to me and, quite frankly, done by me to my husband more times than I can count!… Read More
I vowed at a very early age that I would NEVER marry a minister. I’m not sure why – maybe it had something to do with the idea of living in a fishbowl. Anyway, you’ve gotta love God’s sense of humor because when I met this really cute pre-ministerial student my first year of college… Read More
If I only had a dollar for every friend or acquaintance who shared with me how their spouse isn’t on the same page when it came to spiritual things … When Your God and His Don’t Line Up The Problem: Yep, either their husbands won’t go to church with them, except maybe Christmas and Easter,… Read More
It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever experienced. We were meeting in our weekly Moms in Touch Prayer Group to pray for our elementary aged children. Our kids were all in the same school and close in age. For weeks, we’d been praying for my son and a little girl in his… Read More