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Day 24: Lessons From Infidelity

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Twelve years into our marriage, I found out that Clint had an affair. A few days after his initial confession I found out there was more. He’d had multiple affairs over the course of almost four years. It was completely devastating and life-altering. In…
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Day 23: Marriage from a Young Wife’s Perspective

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. I was blessed to begin my marriage as a Christian with a believing husband. We started our relationship with the determination to do things God’s way, and that has not changed. Both of us were raised by parents who have given us amazing examples of…
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Day 22: Being Intentionally Intentional

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. I know the title is redundant, but it makes perfect sense. We have a choice: We can intentionally do nothing, stick to the same old routine and not help our marriage or our spouse grow one bit. Or we can be intentionally intentional in…
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Day 21: Can Sex-Driven Wives Be Godly Wives?

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. I’m tempted to answer my own question, “You bet,” and leave it at that. Yet I know the struggle that many Christian wives feel. I’ve felt it too. That sense that if you really enjoy sex with your husband… If you desire, delve, and…
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Day 20: In-Laws or Outlaws?

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. I felt I would never get along with my in-laws. We had different backgrounds, different values, different ways of expressing ourselves, and entirely different perspectives on life. Sound familiar? After years of nursing this typical daughter-in-law opinion, I was convicted by one of God’s…
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Day 19: How I Discovered Respect

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. I am a 40 year old Christian wife (married 19 years), part-time pharmacist and mother of 2 children.  I accepted Christ as a child and grew up to be very involved in church, I had my Bible study and prayer time almost every day…
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Day 18: Differences in Marriage are Always There

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Ephesians 4:2-3 (New International Version) Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. It doesn’t matter how “compatible” you think you are. Differences will arise…
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Day 17: His Wife First

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” -Genesis 2:18 (NKJV) I became a mother first. Then,  I became a wife. As soon as I said, “I do” to…
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Day 16: When God Intervenes In Your Marriage…

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Some couples seem to leave their honeymoon, and continue into wedded blessedness. Oh sure, they have an argument here and there, but overall, their marital journey seems pretty straightforward and joyful. For my dear hubby and I, this was not the case. We had…
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Day 15: Busyness, Ministry, and The Myth of Quality Time

Missed some posts in this series?  You can read them here. Do you sometimes get too busy?  So busy you wonder if you or your marriage will make it? The kids were at their wits end.  They were tired, they were cranky, and they were just plain out of sorts.  And of course stressed out…
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