Wifehood

A wife’s emotions are most certainly connected to her desire, or lack thereof, in wanting to be intimate with her husband, after all, God did not make us robots and we’re certainly not Stepford wives! Our husbands may say some unkind words that can cause us to want to emotionally withdraw from the relationship, which…

As I have poured out in this on-line ministry, it has cost me dearly. It has cost me my time.  My money.  My leisure.  And even the amount of sleep I get. Pouring into the lives of countless women requires me to be vulnerable and transparent (unless I want to be known as a fraud).…

November reminds me of the simple things…like being thankful for my man. But life isn’t always fun and games, and when the trials come our way, it’s easiest to point fingers and/or criticize. When the mundane never goes away, it’s easy to complain. When our plan doesn’t go the way we’d like, it’s natural for…

If you know anything about this woman in Proverbs 31, then most likely you feel she puts you to shame.  Well, maybe not you, but she certainly puts me to shame if I’m trying to emulate her!  But years ago, I stopped trying.  And here’s why: It was the King’s mama who told him what…

He irritated me that day while we were out on a run. Our family hadn’t been out of the house to exercise in quite some time.  We were cooped up in our tiny home because the weather was well in the triple digits for several weeks. We were all home, all the time.  We lived…

1.  Stay desperate for God.  He is your Source of strength, hope, joy, peace, comfort, and love. Your relationship with Christ needs to be thriving in order for your marriage to thrive. 2.  Seek out activities that will cause you to thrive in your spiritual life.  When you’re spiritually thriving, it’s easier to minister to…

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Mike Mason, author of The Mystery of Marriage, likened marriage to an oak tree standing in the living room. On his honeymoon he was filled with the terrifying idea of the giving up of his privacy forever and thought he had made a grave mistake.…

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. On February 27, 2004, our son went home and back into the arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He was two months old. We were devastated. The passing of our son took our marriage to a new level of testing. How were we going to handle this…together?…

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. I was 18 the first time I saw him, standing there up front, holding the mic. Unimpressed, I slouched down in my chair and folded my arms, thinking, “That’s the kind of guy my mom would want me to marry.” Famous last words. Five years…