The very same battle from the last post…with a brand new perspective becomes our Thirsty Thursday encouragement. David came as a vessel when it made sense to be a victim. David was the youngest of 8 sons. He was a shepherd over his father’s sheep, known for striking and killing any lion or bear …
Have you ever experienced whiplash in your marriage? What only minutes ago was smooth sailing now rapidly becomes a monstrous monsoon. Your husband, who just prior had you head over heels is now the man who has you gritting your teeth and shaken in your faith. Whiplash. Was it possibly a financial dispute? Opposing …
Are you ever left speechless, friend? Where the words just leave you? You’re tired. Overwhelmed. Confused. Whatever it may be, there comes a point we have to silence the words running through our minds that we may take time to simply rest and wait for a word from the Lord to move you, revive …
For a family of seven, we accumulate quite a bit of trash throughout the week. For a mom of 5 under the ages of 10 and a wife of a man working two jobs, from time to time trash day will slip up on me, on us. It doesn’t happen frequently, but I admit, it …
Sometimes our flesh will just wear on us, right? I’ve been a mama nearly 10 years. From one aspect, that’s quite some time and from another, it’s only begun. Is it okay if I admit some days I am drained before my feet even hit the floor in the morning? You’re eyes aren’t even …
As I begin to write, I look at my beautiful baby girl asleep next to me. There’s a gentleness about her that calms me from the inside out. She was 22 months before she said “mama” for the first time. Each time my other children first spoke that word, I cherished the moment. There …
As I pursue this blog ministry, I never want to create the misunderstanding as though I’m the good guy and my husband is the bad guy. Nor do I want the struggling wife that may be reading to form some sort of self-righteous belief of her lacking nothing and her husband lacking everything. Through our …
To be honest, some days this verse has been soothing to my soul as I have witnessed the power of deep love among much sin. Other days I have found myself wrestling in prayer that surely God wouldn’t require me to extend love to my husband among his sins that were debilitating to my heart. Over and over, …
Marriage. I used to believe it was all warm and fuzzy and that mine was hopeless. Work, wasn’t a word I associated with creating a good marriage, and mine had few warm and fuzzies. Instead, I had four years of marriage heartache in large doses. In fact, had we been less concerned with what other …