Do you question how your story could make a difference, especially all your bad choices? The good news is that as you share your story—and point others to pray—you can help young women develop a deeper relationship with God and find peace and purpose in their lives. “For as high as the heavens are above…
The normal, ordinary days can feel small and mundane. But these days are the make-up of our lives and help renew our strength. “Blessed by the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!” Psalm 68:19 In my opinion, the winter months feel at least three times as long as the…
Don’t put passion on the back burner with some vague idea that it will reignite itself when your circumstances are different. Life gets busy. Day after day we can let the little things slip through the cracks. But, with a little intentionality, you can bring passion back into your marriage. I heard him walk through…
It’s easy to get wrapped up in everyday life or allow our frustrations to rob us of showing delight to the one we love. I genuinely blushed when I first read the Song of Solomon. As a young teen girl, I could hardly believe they would let a sensuous book like that make it into…
A strong marriage doesn’t just happen. Here are some ideas to help you be intentional 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…
Did you know that your daughter needs your knowledge and experience? Whether she realizes it or not, your wisdom is a loving gift to her! How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. (Prov. 16:16) The phone rang late one night, and it was one…
I was a nervous wreck. Unsure about the choice that was in front of me. As a single mom, you don’t get to make important decisions on a whim. You have to think about what’s best for you. And then you have to think again — one more time for each of your children. I…
Does your marriage feel a little stale? What if there were some things you could do to make your marriage better than ever? Only last week we were “traipsing around tropical islands like a couple of lovestruck teenagers.” Or at least that’s how our 19-year-old daughter described us. On social media, no less. A bit…
Have you considered your own view of sex and it could affect your marriage? Or how it has a profound impact on your daughter’s view? Last week we discussed five things NOT to do when explaining sex to your daughter. Yet the conversation about sexuality begins long before your child is old enough to hear…
I’m not sure when I first faced the reality. But I think it was when I saw how content she was sitting in the middle of a mud puddle. Right up to her neck. Soaking in the warm, wet dirt and letting it sink clear down into her soul. Her happy place. My nightmare. You…
It became something of joke between us. I mean, if it had only happened once? Then I wouldn’t have thought much more about it. But it seemed that every time I gave birth to a child . . . He gave birth to a new project. A Major Project. A move to a new house….
So strange. So strange that it would be one of the first things they told us. Stranger still, perhaps, that this is what continues to stand out in my mind. Out of all the things that the doctors at the hospital shared with us, that this statement would be the most memorable. “Most parents who…
Our highest priority should be to bring glory to God. What tangible ways can we do that as we walk with Jesus? “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.” John 17:4 (NKJV) Starting something new is hard but finishing well can be even harder. I…
How can you experience more joy in your life? Are you sabotaging your joy? There are three things you can practice right where you are. When we think of celebration, we tend to picture a joyful reaction to good news or a reward for an accomplishment. We wait for a reason to celebrate. As a…
Coming face to face with life’s disappointments can leave us seriously discouraged or distraught. Despite that, God wants to do something new in you. “He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.” Psalm 40:3 (ESV) “I want to be a song,” I told my older sister who was handing…
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