"I'm so tired of flowers," sighed the elderly woman in the TV commercial as my jaw hit the floor. She had just described how her husband of fifty years, seated next to her, brought her flowers on their first date, and every year since had given her the same bouquet on that day. And she was tired of flowers. It wasn't enough that she had a husband who stayed with … [Read more...]
Pinterest and Unrealistic Marriage Expectations
Ok, the title of my post may be a tad dramatic and you may be thinking, why is she blaming Pinterest for her marriage problems? But bear with me here. It takes a bit of explaining :) Did anyone else grow up dreaming of their wedding? What it would be like to have all eyes on them in a beautiful white dress with their dad walking them down the aisle and having your husband … [Read more...]
How To Find Modest Outfit Ideas on Polyvore
A few months ago I experienced a little disappointment on Pinterest. I know what you're thinking - that the only possible disappointment on Pinterest is your next failed DIY that looked so easy on So & So's board. While I'll admit that my inability to follow-through on brilliant pins is genuinely disappointing, it wasn't a DIY or tip pin that … [Read more...]
Becoming a Submissive Wife: It Isn’t So Bad After All
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Ephesians 5:22-24 (NIV) Don't run away. I know that is the usual inclination when words … [Read more...]
Marriage: Nobody’s Perfect
She was such a sweet lady-- soft-spoken, kind, and genteel. A pastor's wife. A long time friend of my husband's family, I got to know her better when I was a young mother and we moved into a house near hers. She and her husband, both now retired, had not been blessed with children, but she doted on mine and became a mentor to me for the short time we lived there. I always … [Read more...]
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