Marriage Monday: Two Becoming One…Name
Changing my name in marriage is recalling the meaning and value God gives to marriage. Mr. & Mrs. symbolizes the amazing gift of two becoming one.
Changing my name in marriage is recalling the meaning and value God gives to marriage. Mr. & Mrs. symbolizes the amazing gift of two becoming one.
The fruit God coaxes out of my once broken heart is the salve for healing broken relationships.
Looking back at our Christmas memories, the ones that warm my heart were not the picture-perfect Martha Stewart Christmases. Our most precious memories of what Christmas is truly about were what you might call the Christmas disasters.
My common soul is the uncommon cradle of Jesus. How very courageous of you, Lord, to entrust this precious Gift to me!
Making God my Everything takes the pressure off my husband. He’s free to be my Something Pretty Special. Here are three ways I see that played out in my life and in my marriage.
Did you search for and marry your soul mate? Michael (Ted Dansen) from the Good Place says, “Soul mates are not found, they’re made.” I think he’s right.
Marriage is not about who wins the game. Sometimes we forget we’re on the same team and we begin to pit ourselves against each other. If one spouse “wins” the other “loses.” And the marriage takes a hit. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Our minds naturally focus on thankfulness on Thanksgiving. And we are grateful for family and friends, home and material things. How thankful am I for what God has done for me?