4 Key Factors of Healthy Relationships
In every season of our lives, there’s one thing that remains constant: the need for us to grow and maintain our relationships. Growing up,…
Relationships
How To Keep Your Marriage Strong
This year, my husband Benjamin and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. Let me tell you, we’ve come a long way since it was…
Real Love Often Comes After Real Loss
I don’t really like to focus on my past too much. While the happy memories abound and comfort me like a warm blanket on a…
De-stressing the Holidays
I’m going to say something radical: Thanksgiving is not about the food. Yes, Thanksgiving is a feast. It’s a time to be thankful for the…
Finding Friendship and Community
Do you have one of those friends that God brought to you from an unexpected place? I have a lifelong friend who was actually my…
Don’t Do This Alone
I’d like to think that I’m a warrior. I’ve been a single mom to my five awesome children for 13 years. There have been some…
God-Sent Friendships
When my husband and I first got married, he had recently graduated from basic training. And so because of his career, we moved together to…
Are You Lonely?
The other day I went for a walk with a friend of mine. At some point on the trail, she said to me, “This week…
7 Things I Say to God When I Don’t Choose to Wait on Him
I have many personal weaknesses, but I would say that my biggest one by far is that I don’t know when to leave people alone!…
Why Your Marriage Is Your First Ministry
Before getting married, Benjamin and I always said we wanted our marriage to be our ministry. But we honestly had no idea if we could…