This month we said goodbye to a True-Blue Gentleman, my ninety-two year old father-in-law Bob, who became my second dad 44 years ago. I only knew my birth father for 40 years before I had to say goodbye to him. On my wedding day as I walked down the aisle with Bruce I had no …
There have been times in my marriage when I could see us like this prickly pair. Getting close to one another can sometimes feel like hugging a hedgehog. That’s when it’s time to get on your knees and start praying for your marriage.
What would it be like to be married to Moses from the Bible? Moses had a meticulous but moody personality. Was that a challenge to Mrs. Moses? Are you married to someone like Moses?
It was an interesting time in our household. Bruce had just returned home after surviving a craniotomy for a massive subdural hematoma in the midst of the Covid-19 surge. Every time a disaster comes to us through no choice of our own, we want it to count for something, something good. So we thought inviting …
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They say ‘opposites attract.’ Are you as different from your spouse as I am? Especially in times of stress, our differences can cause us to live in clanging dissonance. But when we honor each other’s differences, we live in a spirit of harmony.
We’re Covid-drained, done with distancing, crazed for company, and becoming immune to news headlines that include the adjectives ‘alarming,’ ‘catastrophic,’ and ‘tragic.’ We had to do something different before we lost our minds. So we created an uncommon date – a park bench date.
I’m thankful for the ah-ha moments God orchestrates in my life. One that was so helpful to me was “if it’s in my heart, it’s on my face!”
Does insomnia conspire against you like it does me? When my exhausted brain gets in a rut I overcome worries and sleepless nights with listening prayer. Here’s how.
