With Christmas just days away, 2019 is coming to a close. It’s hard to believe! Once Christmas has come and gone, we’ll be thinking of the new year. During this week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, we often spend a lot of effort thinking about the future: on resolutions or things we want [...]
When was the last time you had a weekend getaway with your spouse? There’s something really special about leaving home to recharge and reconnect. Having a break from our day-to-day duties and demands gives us the opportunity to enjoy our spouse. Once when my husband and I were on a trip, he looked at me [...]
Career. Kids. Church. Household management. Marriage. All these things require our time and energy. But in what order do we place them as priorities? Did you notice that I listed marriage last? That can happen during busy seasons of life. We can sometimes neglect the important for the urgent and marriage gets put on [...]
Buying a house, moving, a new job, bringing home a new baby, or going back to school are just some of the life changes that can cause change or tension in a marriage. During these times, we can often be easily offended by something our spouse says or does. When we find ourselves in this [...]
Although the weather is still very hot in Arizona and will likely be throughout early October, change is in the air. I can tell that the sun is shifting, and the days are getting a tad shorter. There’s just a little more than a month until fall, with the first official day being September 23rd. [...]
Last week our family visited our home state where we spent time with family and friends. We moved away thirteen years ago and enjoy going back to visit a few times each year. One special treat among many we enjoyed this trip was visiting with my cousin and his wife. Before we got married, [...]
Have you heard of the Enneagram test? Although it has been around for years, it has recently gained popularity, particularly among Christian communicators. It’s a personality assessment that has nine numbers or personality types. It’s not a Christian test, but so many Christians find it useful when we use it as a tool to better [...]
I hope you enjoyed Part I of this series about how we often have different processing methods than our spouse. Here’s Part II. I’ve recently been reading Emily P. Freeman’s latest book The Next Right Thing*. It’s so good. I also listen to her podcast by the same name. In a recent episode, she talked [...]
Martha and I sat waiting for the doctor to come in. As he entered, I instantly read his body language and knew that the news was not good. He said Martha had large cell lymphoma and needed to undergo eight of the harshest rounds of chemotherapy he could give her. This news was a shock [...]
I’m no techie, but I know that when you’re buying a computer, the type of processor you get matters. You want to get the latest and greatest because it’s likely the quickest and most efficient. As I type, I can see a sticker near my keyboard that states the manufacturer name and title of [...]
