The JOY of the Lord is my strength! Nehemiah 8:10 b My husband Mike and I recently celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. Thirty five years! Wow! As everyone says, “It seems like yesterday….” That’s a picture of us at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. He still twitter-pates my heart! We tell people all…
Category Archives: To Have and To Hold
Shmily?
Mike and I were reading a devotion years ago about how an elderly couple showed their tender love toward each other. They had little notes and surprises for one another planted around their home. They constantly expressed their love. Shmily…See How Much I Love You. We took that to heart and have found in our…
A Marriage Made in Heaven
A Marriage Reminder, from the archives… Every little girl dreams about her wedding day. A big, beautiful church, decorated with flowers, upon flowers, upon flowers, tied up in large ribbons; An organ playing “Here comes the bride!”; And the dress…oh that dress! I confess to having been a bit addicted to bridal magazines during the period of time leading…
Of Baby Weight and Nightgowns and Being Revealing for our Husbands
A marriage thought from the archives. Whenever I talk about modesty, I always try to emphasize that the reason it is so important is that immodesty is so special. It is truly a delight for men, but it’s supposed to lead them to revel in their wives, not go around their days in a constant…
Love that Husband in His Own Language
(Photography courtesy of His Hands Photographs) I couldn’t be reminded enough of the beauty of the mystery of God’s commands in marriage. Knowing us so intimately, he commanded my husband to LOVE me, and me to RESPECT my husband. The best way to show him love is to respect him…that is his basic need. So…
My Husband, a Priority
Have you ever had an experience where you realized an opportunity was a good thing but perhaps not a God thing… for you? Do you know that saying yes to one thing means no to another…and vice versa? Did you know that not being able to say no to serving in some sort of ministry…
Finding Strength
Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26 We’ve been to a variety of weddings recently. It’s so incredible to witness a covenant between a young couple who…
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