Love is… watching your husband love on a baby, having opened his heart and life to the unexpected and embracing it for all it is worth. Love is… a teenager playing with a little cousin, making them laugh and admitting they had a good time, too. Love is… opening your heart and trusting God to…
Category Archives: love
{day 5} Know that you know
If I counted all the ways that God has shown up for me, come through for me, just plain loved on me– it would take way more than one little old blog post. I know that He is looking out for even the smallest details in my {and your} life. If that is how…
Growing in your marriage
She needed to be a brunette. The bride-on-the-wedding-cake-topper-thingy, that is. Fourteen years ago, finding a brunette {because I am not blonde} cake-topper bride was a huge priority in my life. On the eve of making the biggest commitment of my life. Thankfully, my grandparents rose to the challenge and scoured stores in the four-state area…
Finding “the one”
I was a seventeen year old, belly beginning to swell with new life, shoulders hunched with the heaviness of life. Satan had robbed me of the belief that I deserved love. In fact, I was convinced that love didn’t really exist. If a man purported to “love” me, if meant that he wanted something from…
Do you know my Jesus?
I know He doesn’t look like the pictures I’ve seen since childhood. I know He loves me more than I will ever be able to fathom. I know that He cares about the details of my life, the lives of teen girls and the lives of all that read this. I know that He works…
Of boys and learners permits
Image via Wikipedia I’m not ready for this. That is what I was thinking as I sat in my (bonus) son’s MDT (multi-disciplinary meeting) yesterday. The collective decision (which I agree with, I just don’t like) was made that he can get his learner’s permit next month. My boy is going to drive. I’m not…
Thankful Thursday- Love
Join us at Grace Alone for more Thankful Thursday posts. Today’s (very appropriate and timely) topic is love. Beth Moore (one of my favorite Christian authors and speakers) was quoted as saying: On the pleasant days of marriage, gaze across at your groom and conclude he is worth it. On the difficult days of marriage,…
