One of my favorite books is The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. If you haven’t read it, definitely put it on your reading list. We often give it as a wedding gift. The premise of the book is that we all have a primary love language, a specific way in which we feel most […]
Prayer is one of the most effective spiritual tools we can use in our daily lives. Yet we sometimes forget to tap into it.
When I was a new bride, someone gifted me The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian. It helped me to realize a few things:
It isn’t our job to change […]
How well do you and your spouse handle conflict?
While conflict isn’t usually fun, it is an inevitable part of relationships because all relationships are comprised of sinners. We don’t always see eye to eye. We hurt each other. We misunderstand each other. We say the wrong thing. We react in our anger. We’re selfish. […]
My pastor gave a message a few months back and asked this question: “Is your family child-centered or marriage-centered?”
He then went on to say that our families need to be marriage-centered, not child-centered. At first I balked a bit, Of course our marriage is child-centered, those children made us a family.
But then it hit […]
I love listening to podcasts. They are a great way to learn, be inspired and receive encouragement. I like to listen when I’m driving alone or doing chores like dishes or laundry.
One of my favorites is the Focus on the Family podcast. Last summer I listed to an episode where they interviewed author Gary Thomas. […]
When we first got married, now 14 years ago, we had those typical newlywed arguments about the right way to do things. He didn’t like that I squeezed the toothpaste in the middle of the tube and periodically pushed it all to the top. He preferred to squeeze from the bottom to start. I didn’t […]
According to theknot.com, 80 percent of weddings happen between the months of May-October, so we’re officially in wedding season! Prior to 2018, I had not attended a wedding in a few years, but this year I have three weddings on my calendar! My wedding anniversary is also in June, so I’ve been thinking about gift […]
When my husband and I started dating, we attended different colleges in different states. We had been friends in high school and reconnected over a Christmas break. Just a few weeks later, I went to Argentina for a semester. We got engaged that summer and spent a few months together before I went back to […]
Do you ever feel like there’s a wall between you and your spouse?
Maybe the wall is an issue that hasn’t been resolved, a betrayal of trust or just a lack of connection and attention over a long period of time.
Whatever it was, in order for us to work through the problem and tear […]
What’s your opinion of Valentine’s Day? I find that people either love it or hate it. In either case, Valentine’s Day is just a week away!
Although it is very much a Hallmark holiday, I do enjoy how Valentine’s Day gives us the opportunity to think about love and expressing it to the important people in […]
