{an edited post from the archives as I spend Christmas break with my family} “I am going to take the boys and pick up Sweet Pea. See you when you get home. Drive careful“. His lips brushed my forehead and he headed out of the lodge with our three sons in tow. All four of…
Tag Archive: marriage
Focus on the Good
I have friends going through difficult times. Some friends are single and healing from past hurts. Some are dealing with the aftermath of divorce. Some are struggling to stay married. I pray for marriage everyday. My marriage, my children’s future spouses, my friends marriages and marriage in general. God designed this special union to illustrate…
More on covenant and tackling ‘the talk’
Last month, we dipped our toes in the waters of covenant, a crucial theological concept and one that is vital when teaching our boys about marriage and sex. This month, I wanted to continue that conversation in a more practical way. Let’s talk about how to teach our boys about the concept of covenant from…
Covenant and the sex talk
Today’s culture and society has lost sight of the seriousness of the covenant of marriage and the role of sex. Sex is symbolic of a covenant between a married man and his wife. A covenant that we will be held accountable to one day. In a culture where sex is viewed casually and more than…
Playing catch up
Will someone remind me never to sign up for a 30 day meme again? It makes me feel completely inadequate when I miss a day and have to play catch-up. Maybe it’s good for the recovering perfectionist in me. Day 9: Something that makes my life easier There are many things but I want to…
Yes! This!
“Let me tell you something, Church. The term marriage has been tainted, scarred, and made a mockery of by the adulteress who willingly accepts a man from a troubled marriage. Marriage has been burnt alive by porn addiction and selfish husbands. Marriage has been destroyed by unforgiving wives and a blatant unwillingness by both parties…
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…
Fill my tank
Why do we run on empty and then wonder why we are stressed and burnt out? This was a question posed by my pastor a few months ago. I wrote it down because, while an obvious sentiment, I forget this principle far too often in my busy life. I have been running on empty lately. …
When “it” hurts
Blogging has been scarce lately but I am slowly getting back in the swing of things, including joining in for Wifey Wednesday posts about marriage. You can search for other marriage posts I have written by typing Wifey Wednesday or marriage in the search box in the right hand corner of your screen. This week’s…
