When hard times seem to never end, how can we find hope? Last winter my kids and I fell in love with the poem In The Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rosetti. We read it into memory as part of our advent study and while it ultimately unfurls a ... continue reading...
100 Ways to Love Your Husband/Wife
These 100 Ways to Love books offer wives who want to love their husbands and husbands who want to love their wives practical, hands-on advice to start applying immediately! Available–HERE
15 Christian Wedding Gift Ideas to Bless The New Couple
Being the hopeless romantic that I am, I love finding a wedding gift for the new couple that is special and meaningful. Not that there's anything wrong with picking something out from their registry....it's just that sometimes I want to give something more than a basic set of bath towels, if you know what I mean? Something beautiful. Something thoughtful. Something inspirational. But those ... continue reading...
Faith
What To Do When Hard Times Don’t Get Easier
Praying Peace into My Every Emotion
Peace doesn't always rely on our circumstances. Praying peace into your life can bring it into perspective. Just when we’d thought we’d finished with the emotional roller coaster called 2020, we got slammed with 2021. The pandemic and political ... continue reading...
Marriage
What Happens When You Choose Love for 100 Days
What might happen if you were more intentional in your marriage? What if you were to choose love for 100 days? I can think of nearly a thousand reasons why it wasn't a good idea. Or, at the very least, terrible timing. But something told me I ... continue reading...
5 Helpful Ideas to Strengthen Your Marriage
Don't allow the busyness or hardships of life to make you lose sight of how special your spouse is and why you married him. Make an effort every day to strengthen your marriage. I have been married for 16 years and with every passing day, I aim to ... continue reading...
Motherhood
Raising Our Sons to Seek After God
I couldn't stand it a minute longer. I just had to check on him. Make sure he was okay after receiving such a blow. Such a devastating blow for a young man. How would he recover? I was aching to know. But our son had closed himself off in his ... continue reading...
Why You Should Share Your Past with Your Children
There is an immense value when you share your past with your children. They can witness God's faithfulness in your life. I was so excited about Christmas that year! At age 12 I was chomping at the bit for something super special. I'd dreamed ... continue reading...
Devotionals
The Holy Spirit and Your Husband
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 3:20 ESV My husband, Mike, and I believe in marriage counseling. It has helped us immensely in our seventeen years of marriage. We’ve gone to ... continue reading...
What To Do When You’re In The Middle Of The HARD
Walking through the middle of the hard may be just the opportunity we need to trust God. “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more ... continue reading...