Category Archives: To Have and To Hold

Congratulations, You Married Mr. Right

I married Mr. Right. If you’re married, you did, too. Mr. Right brings his wife flowers on their anniversary. He also forgets their anniversary. Mr. Right loves his children and spends his evenings playing with them. He also gets irritated and yells about how all their noise makes it hard for him to hear the…

“Mr. Wonderful”

“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2 NIV If you would ever take a few minutes to flip around the channels of your TV, it wouldn’t take long to see how our society views husbands.  Everything from commercials to sitcoms…

When Life Gets Busy

It’s a busy time of year, isn’t it?  When isn’t it busy, though? Particularly when life is hectic, it’s easy to take loved ones for granted, especially our husbands.  Do you remember what he looks like?  No, I’m serious!  Can you picture him in your mind?  Would you be able to describe your husband in…

Fight For Your Man

Recently I wrote a post about ‘fighting for our children’ when it struck me, do we fight for our marriages?  Do we ‘fight’ for our husbands? It is easier to get on board to ‘fight’ for our children, but isn’t it harder when it comes to our marriage; our husbands?  I mean, for me, the…

A Thankful Wife

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” I Thessalonians 5:18 Happy Thanksgiving, Ladies! Today, I am thankful for my husband! Are you? Okay…let’s be honest. Thankfulness doesn’t come naturally. Our “natural girl” bent is to be unsatisfied, discontent, and ungrateful. This can be especially true…

Even this?

I have been working through a bible study called Not a Fan which challenges Believers to really live out their faith, not just giving “lip service” to God.  As I have been doing the study, God has stirred up my heart to truly die to myself, pick up my cross, and follow Him.  Of course,…

Seeking Wise Counsel

There are some things Doug and I aren’t great at, or have flubbed over the years. We’re lousy at keeping our master bedroom clean, and we have made some short-sighted financial decisions that cost us more than a pretty penny. But one thing we’ve (in my opinion) done well over the last 11 years of…