Confessions of a not-always-so-gentle-wife

It was a week of victories.  Battling the flu and trying to keep a good attitude, but (mostly?) winning.  Embracing the unknown, living out ...

The vow, and the reality

If you live by the passage, ' let your yes be yes, and your no, no ,' you realize that your word is a solemn promise between you and...

What God has joined together....

Today is Friday.  :)  That's great for a lot of reasons!  But one of them is that it is Five Minute Friday time again....  Join Lisa-Jo ...

Recording 1000 thanks, and seeing that He cares...

This morning I sat with my newly revamped ' art-prayer-thanksgiving-goal-dream' journal , meditating on God, where He has me in life...

Recap from The Gospel Coalition Women's Conference: Part 1

I'm struggling for words.  I just attended an amazing conference this weekend, and I wish I could download it all for you right here!  O...

Hope deferred, Joy found {and a review}

This weekend, one of my earthly hopes was deferred , again.  Maybe something you've been hoping in was not granted either.  If so, you u...

Choose Thankful Submission...and Restore Childlike Wonder and Joy

A reminder every morning to value our union It was Saturday afternoon, and I had had a rough morning. There was some tension between me and ...

It's the Little Things: Walking with My Hubby

Today I'm linking up with the Time-Warp wife's Titus 2sdays!  This link-up features homemaking, marriage, housekeeping, and Titus 2-...

Married or not you should read this...

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly...

Good-bye and Hello

So glad to have him by my side as I say 'good-bye' and 'hello' to many things Goodbyes are hard.  And sometimes I avoid them...

Following Christ When We Think We Can't....

Several weeks ago, I accepted a job to teach a 5th-6th grade class in the fall, and am waiting for the class to be filled so I can be offere...

It was a {mostly} beautiful day: what to do with expectations

Our anniversary came and went, and I enjoyed just about every minute.  The moments I could have done without were the ones where my sin natu...

Risking Identity for Christ-like Love

I'm re-reading The Mystery of Marriage as I think through our first year together, looking at how God has worked and how I'd like t...

Springtime Adventures

The weather is just gorgeous down here, and we've had friends and family in, doing all sorts of exploring....so I've been AWOL from ...