Seven o’clock p.m. and halfway through dinner, my husband gets home. He’s smiling thankfulness at roast beef and baked potatoes and he’s fighting off a cold. By seven-thirty, he’s heading down to the basement for more work. “Mommy and Daddy check-in time at ten?” he asks. “Sounds good.” I smile my bravest. His business is…
Category Archives: To Have and To Hold
“I’m Sorry, But…”
Quite some time ago, I began to study and meditate on the topic of repentance. My conclusions (briefly stated here) may be no surprise to many of you, but I can’t say that, up to that point, any of the churches I had attended had ever preached (or adequately taught about) this topic. I realized…
Commitment to Courtship
Our family and most of our friends are committed to courtship, rather than dating, as a preparation for marriage. We’ve been blessed to witness the Godly courtships and resulting marriages of the children of a number of close friends in recent years. Our children are not married yet, but we’ve learned a lot from observing…
Learn from the old and love the new
Recently in preparation for a bridal shower at church, I was appointed to pick up the hostess gift. The agreed upon choice was a new cookware set by Wolfgang Puck. All the ladies raved how wonderful this set was. I picked it up and set it in my kitchen, near the door to take to…
Making the Bed
The other morning my husband and I were making the bed together. Now, this is not a chore we normally do TOGETHER- I am the one who usually makes it. Somehow, though, we found ourselves chatting about daily life and as we did, we naturally just began working together on the task. Interestingly, I found…
Have You Forgiven Him?
Is it possible there is a root of bitterness buried deep within your heart? Do you have unforgiveness towards your husband? You absolutely must forgive your husband (everyone else too, but today we are talking about our husbands). Forgiveness is commanded by your Father. It is not an option. And be ye kind one to…
The $20 a Month Grocery Challenge
As I write this, it’s been almost a month since my husband surprised me with a challenge: I want you to stop buying groceries. Let’s use up the food we have in storage and eat from the garden until we leave in February. What?! I’m sure most of you are unaware that our family of…
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