Can We Affair Proof Our Marriage, Even If We Are In Ministry?

Affairs and marriage seem to continually be in the headlines, even pastors are not exempt. One would think if one is following God, and serving God, words like cheat and affair would never come up. Unfortunately, even godly people are not immune. I think sometimes we can get so caught up in serving God that […]

Looking For Good

“My mom says things about my husband, and then, I go home and think about it and see it.” That’s what I heard her say. I was baffled and asked, “Why would you listen to that?” We find what we look for. Especially in our marriage. My husband has faults—everyone does. I don’t need anyone […]

Improving Communication in Marriage

I’ve been working on allowing myself to feel all of my emotions. Somewhere along the way I learned to stuff certain uncomfortable feelings. Especially anger. Can you relate? At all? If I felt mad I’d stuff it down as fast as it came up. Learning to accept all of my emotions can be a challenge. […]

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COVID Took a Toll on Our Communication in Our Marriage…and I’m not proud of this

I’ve been getting mad at my husband lately. My feelings get hurt, and then, I get mad. It’s been from zero to one hundred in lightning speed. He’s returned to working in his office and hasn’t been working from home. Oh, how I enjoyed the time he was able to work from home, but it […]

Trying to Keep My Grandson Quiet During My Son’s Wedding

During my son’s wedding my little four-year-old grandson was under the chair next to me for part of the ceremony. He was a ring-bearer, his little one-year-old sister a flower girl, and with both of his parents in the wedding, the plan was that the kids would both get to the babysitters waiting off to […]

Too Exhausted for “Buttering the Biscuit”?

Yes, “buttering the biscuit” is a euphemism for sex. We have all felt exhausted from time to time, but if it has interfered with your “adult nap time” it’s time to turn over a few pillows. First check is priorities. What are we doing with the time and energy we do have? Has “fun time” […]

My Mother-of-the-Groom Motto

My son recently got married. Weddings are exciting and also filled with so many points of possible conflict. This wedding was extra special because it was his second one. Sometimes no matter how hard you try and no matter what you do things just don’t go as you had planned. In the worst of days […]

Date Night During COVID-19

Have you been having date nights during this pandemic? It can be challenging to plan dates in normal times but now it’s even more challenging. My husband got creative. He made a deal with our daughter and son-in-law and said we’d take their two toddlers for a night in exchange for them taking our son […]

Communication in Marriage

My husband locked me out of the house today. I was completely locked out and couldn’t get back in the house. We usually workout in the mornings together. We have a “gym” in our garage. Since Mike had to leave for work early, he decided to skip the gym, and head out early. Me, on […]

Being Real In Your Marriage

I was previewing one of my podcasts. As I listened I was making breakfast… Cutting up veggies and piddling around in my kitchen. My sweet husband was being playful and fun. Mike joked with me… I shrugged. Mike asked me if I wanted him to start the laundry load I had waiting on the floor… […]

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