The last few years I’ve jumped on the bandwagon of asking God for a word for the New Year. The word is meant to be my theme for the year–a promise of sorts between me and God for what He’s leading me toward. The word I get is usually jam-packed with meaning and promise. It’sContinue reading “New Year’s Hope”
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An Unfinished Testimony?
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?”
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”
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”
As Far as It Depends on Me
At some point in our relationships, we’re going to have conflict. It could be a disagreement over something small. It may be a huge fight. But at some point, conflict is going to happen. We know that the Bible urges us to have unity in our relationships with others. God’s power is best displayed inContinue reading “As Far as It Depends on Me”
A Beautiful Mess 