With Valentine’s Day this week, my mind has been zeroing in on LOVE and what it takes to have a beautiful marriage. One thing I have learned is that so much of having a healthy relationship is focusing on the FRIENDSHIP. Being genuinely good friends. It’s one of the sweetest, simplest joys and is an…
“And often enough, when we think we are protecting ourselves, we are struggling against our rescuer.” ― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead This quote from a book I read recently has hung with me. So has this one (from Glimpses of Grace): “When you are cynical that God will never change this or that about you, or…
I don’t know about you, but marriage is not what I signed up for. I sometimes find myself struggling with aspects of who I am called to be, especially my role as wife to a pastor. When we were dating and engaged it seemed that God was leading in a different direction. I struggled with…
So, I don’t know if your family ever experiences this – but – sometimes our home is a little, eh, tense. Stress is a pretty weighty reality in most of our lives. If you know me or have read this blog very much you know that I am passionate about creating a vibrant, godly, loving home environment to…
One evening when my husband had to work late, I tucked the kids in for bed, cleaned up the house, and decided to crawl into bed early to do some reading. My heart was heavy and I knew I needed some Scripture to meditate on, and I was also looking forward to reading “Heaven at…
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the…
Dimness falls on my weekend-workday. After kissing 3 baby faces, praying sweet dreams over each, I gather strewn socks and cups. Order occurs only after dark in this season of our family’s life. I’m tired, and have to pray for grace and strength to do each of the next tasks. The temptation of discouragement flickers…
