I remember the day he was born. 8 pounds 81/2 ounce bouncing baby boy! He was the best baby-- always smiling, always content. Today he is a 23-year-old happy, content, smiling, adult young man, with a wife! On June 13th, Andrew and Katie celebrated their 1 year Anniversary! Where in the world does the time go? Today I am going to talk about "How to Pray for godly … [Read more...]
3 Important Words You Should Say to Your Husband Daily
In that moment, I knew he needed nothing more than to hear the words “I choose you.” I missed home, my family, my friends, and my routine. I was insecure and unsure. I needed comfort and encouragement to enjoy this time in our lives. But the most important thing for my husband to know in this one particular moment was that I chose him, continue to choose him, and … [Read more...]
23 Things I’ve Learned in 23 Years of Marriage
Today is my twenty-third wedding anniversary. My husband and I married on a lovely Tuesday evening between Christmas and New Years in a church bedecked with pink poinsettias. And six kids, several houses, and a few dogs later, here we still are, plugging away at this “‘til death do us part” thing. There have been a lot of “for better” times, and some “for worse” times. Days … [Read more...]
“If He Were Just…” + Grace & Truth {Week 19}
Your husband should be the spiritual leader of your home. Can I get an "Amen"? But wait... where's the term "spiritual leader" in the Bible, exactly? Especially the part that lays out for us what that looks like. Or is much of that ideal something I've come up with on my own? I'll just be honest and say that I was pretty blown away by the perspective Karen Costello shared … [Read more...]
A No-Bull Marriage: Four Lessons from Mr. & Mrs. Samson
"If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle." I love this verse. It's in the story of Samson (Judges 14:18), which I'm studying in depth right now, and it makes me giggle every time I come to it. Ripped from its context, it doesn't make much sense (most Bible verses don't), so go read Judges 14 really quickly. It's only twenty verses. It … [Read more...]
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