As I sit here writing this on Father’s Day, I meditate on the biblical instruction to honor our parents, to honor our father and our mother, and our role as wives and mothers in teaching our children to do that. It’s no mystery or secret that our children learn by example. By every action, word and tone, we set the example for our children of how to respect (or not …
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Marriage Monday ~ When God Calls Your Husband
Change is exciting. Change is also kind of scary – well, it is for me. I like change but I’m leery of it until I’ve decided if I like it or not. 😉 Change is in the air, it has been since January, since my husband followed God’s lead into seminary training through a local church. My brother-in-law’s church, one we used to go to as well, has begun doing …
My Husband Can’t Be Everything I Need
I remember driving home from work one day, somewhere in our second year of marriage, when the speaker on the radio made a revelationary statement: my husband can’t be everything I need him to be. Not that my husband can’t be great. Not that my husband can’t meet my needs. My husband CAN be great and he CAN meet my needs. But he is human, and limited, and well, I …