I love testimonies! I think they’re my favorite part of church meetings. Revelation 12:11 says: “They triumphed over him [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” Our testimonies are incredibly important because they helpContinue reading “An Unfinished Testimony?”
Category Archives: marriage
Walking Away
It’s taken me a long time to write this post. On Mother’s Day (2020), my husband and I got into an argument. It was an argument we had had before. Ever since our children were put into foster care in January of 2019, there has been intense pressure from the foster care system for usContinue reading “Walking Away”
The Blessing of a Father and a Husband
As I was reading my daily Bible reading, I came across a verse that stuck out to me: 1 Chronicles 16:43. Let me set the stage a bit. Saul has killed himself in battle with the Philistines, and David has been made king over all Israel. David has retaken Jerusalem, assembled a group of mightyContinue reading “The Blessing of a Father and a Husband”
Life in a Truck
This past week, I joined my husband in his semi-truck while he did his job. We didn’t yet have a “shelter in place” order in Michigan, but we did have restrictions on gatherings and such. As a result, everything I was doing on a daily basis was cancelled. I work from home in property management,Continue reading “Life in a Truck”
Communication
Communication has got to be one of the hardest things about marriage and about relationships in general. It requires skills in both transmitting and receiving. That’s hard enough, but add to that the fact that all of us filter information through our own mindsets, worldview, beliefs, and past experiences, and you have a recipe forContinue reading “Communication”
Valentine’s Day
My husband is not big on Valentine’s Day. Honestly, he’s not big on any holiday. He has a hard time remembering things like that. So it’s up to me to plan things if I want something special and up to me to remind him of them. This year for Valentine’s Day we attended a MarriageContinue reading “Valentine’s Day”
They Meet
My parents divorced when I was in elementary school. My mom, my sister, and I moved to Oklahoma, and my dad stayed behind in Alabama. Every summer after that, my sister and I spent our entire school vacation with my dad in Alabama. On Saturdays, we would load up all our laundry and truck downContinue reading “They Meet”
Loving Our Husbands
Sometimes reading the Bible in English means you miss something important. English, like any language, can be limited. If you’re translating from a language with a great range of expression into a language with less forms of expression, it can be hard to convey the exact meaning that you need. This is seen most powerfullyContinue reading “Loving Our Husbands”
A Beautiful Mess 