When my husband met me nearly eighteen years ago, I was a terrible flirt. Suffering from the same delusion that plagues many teenage girls, I was convinced that I wasn’t pretty enough to ever be a problem to anyone and happily spread bubbly charm all over every poor guy who talked to me. I looked…
Jen Shepherd 
About: Andrea Parunak
- Website:
- Andrea homebirths, homeschools, and home churches, and when she gets a spare minute, she can usually be found writing, reading, baking, or sewing. Her deepest desire is to bring glory to the Lord, and she regularly posts on what He’s teaching her over at her blog, Pursuing Titus 2.
Author Archives: Andrea Parunak
Wouldn’t God Want Me to Be Happy?
“I met my soul mate at 44. I am…having a very hard time deciding whether I should…spend the rest of my life with him or stay in my marriage….Wouldn’t God want me to be happy?” My blogging buddy Rina, of Into Still Waters, wrote a beautiful little post called I Didn’t Marry My Soul Mate….
Baals
A little head with a whirl of light brown hair snuggles close. I listen to the raspy breathing of her first cold. Lying down and nursing with Mommy is the only thing that makes her happy. In the living room, our little church is gathered. My husband’s teaching a flannel graph on Gideon and the…
When Your Husband Isn’t Godly
(Disclaimer: Please note that the title of this post is “When Your Husband Isn’t Godly,” not “When Your Husband is Abusive.” I do not even pretend to be qualified to address that scenario. If you are in an abusive situation, please seek help immediately.) Once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman, courted by…
A Word from Your Patagonian Correspondent
Go south. It’s warmer. This is true if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. But for someone living in Patagonia, at the tip of South America, south leads to Antarctica, the coldest place on earth. The right set of directions always depends on your starting point. In conservative circles, we hear a lot of directions….
How to Have a Clean Fish Tank Without Having to Clean Your Fish Tank
This is a picture of our fish tank. It’s not the most artistic fish tank in the world, but it is clean. The fish are alive and swimming happily. And you can see them because there is no algae growing on the walls. I never clean this fish tank. I don’t do water changes. I…
In (Morning) Sickness and in Health: How to Bless Your Husband When You Feel Like Throwing Up on His Shoes
My first trimester of the epic Pregnancy #5 is well under way. I’m exhausted, nauseous, baby-brained, squishy-touchy-bellied, and non-cuddly. My poor handsome hero of a husband has been putting up with a lot: wrangling the older kids, dashing out for those steamed Asian dumplings I just had to have, fishing his own socks out of…
Administration Login