Some days I want to be selfish. Some days I don’t want to think about anyone but me. Some days I don’t want to do what I know I should do. Some days I don’t feel like being loving. It’s on these days, I have a choice. I have a choice of how I want […]
My husband was driving and it was stressful. It had been an emotionally charged morning having gotten some rough news and my husband was dropping me off at a conference I was going to be doing a workshop at. Okay, I’ll be honest, we had some conflict getting to the Convention Center. The title of […]
Rejection is God’s protection. Have you ever heard that before? Rejection hurts. Rejection stings. Rejection can crush your spirit. I feel like I’ve had more rejection than success in my life. How about you? BUT if we can reframe rejection and recognize it as God’s projection it becomes a bit more palatable. I can remember […]
Have you ever been in a season where you feel like nothing is about you in your marriage? Like you are giving to the point where you can’t even imagine giving up any more of yourself? This is where I found myself recently. Yes, we are supposed to be selfless and sacrificial and other-centered and, […]
I once met two people. Both of them were dating men who I considered friends and also served in ministry with. While at church I introduced myself to both of the ladies. One was sweet and kind and we had a short but pleasant conversation. The other gal was very rude and cold when I […]
Have you ever noticed that oftentimes the person we have the hardest time forgiving is ourselves? Something happened yesterday. It was awful. It was my fault. Totally and utterly my fault. This is what happened… My husband just recently underwent partial knee replacement surgery. I’ve been caring for him through his recovery. Last night we […]
As I write this it is the night before my husband’s partial knee replacement surgery. Fear and anxiety are surging through my veins. I’m reminded of the words most like to use in times like these: “God will not give you more than you can handle.” But is that in the Bible? I think not. […]
Happy birthday my dear husband, I wish I could say that our 36 years together have been glorious, but we both know I’d be lying. Even just this past Sunday I erupted all over you because I needed more time before I could leave and you were trying to help me by “hurrying me along” […]
My dear husband asked me on a date. We were fitting this date in-between the arrival of grand-baby number three and his impending knee replacement surgery. Let’s call it our last hurrah. I decided in my head that it was going to be a perfect night, and part of it being a perfect night included […]
“I feel beat up by you.” Those horrible words came out of my husband’s mouth. And they were about me. How had I been unkind? I really didn’t know. I reran the morning in my mind. I had said “thank you” no fewer than five times. I had praised him about the same. We had […]
