I don’t know why I asked, but I did. “In this season of healing from adultery, should I take a break from all types of ministry altogether? What does that look like?” My husband and I were in the midst of marriage counseling with my pastor and his wife. We had been reading through the …
A common scene that’s been replaying in our household lately has been a hard lesson to learn for my son. My daughter will reach someplace first, and my son isn’t happy that he’s been “beat” and taken second place. Sometimes he’ll cry that he’s lost or pout with his arms crossed. Poor thing has gotten …
When I was a new wife and mom with two under two, I remember listening to a few sermons on Proverbs 31 targeted toward women. As I cleaned the kitchen and went through audio clip after clip on each verse, I felt increasingly discouraged and exhausted. I had absolutely no hope of ever living up …
Last week my husband, Bobby, sat me down for one of the most encouraging conversations we have ever had in our marriage life. He took time to list out every single reason why I was awesome. I am sharing this now not because I want to puff myself up, but because of the soothing nature …
Do you want to strengthen your marriage? Check out this online video course taught by Kirk and Chelsea Cameron! “Do you know where my phone is?” I asked my husband. “I thought you said everything has its place?” He responded. “You’re right, everything does. My phone’s place is in my hand.” I quipped. Our joking …
During the fourth semester of my husband’s new teaching career, our marriage was a stress whirlpool. It looked exactly as it sounds. He left dutifully every morning at 7:45am for his job as I stayed home under stressful conditions. We live and work in China, where the air can be heavily polluted on cold days. …
I need to admit something: I’ve committed adultery three times, in three different ways. This is important for you to understand, as a reader and partner with me in fighting sin, because when I talk about the effects sin has on a believer’s life, I want you to understand that I have personally felt the …
