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Fresh Mercy
It’s been a season like no other in our marriage. So many challenges hitting one right after another. We have barely been able to catch our breath. Maybe you are feeling much the same way. Now that life is starting … Continue reading
7 Steps To Communicate Your Love in a Memorable Way
“With every look at you a thousand memories flood my mind.” Tom said these words recently as I was relaxing, reading a magazine. It made me pause and look him in the eyes. I knew he meant them because of … Continue reading
One More “Let’s Be” to Practice
I’ve been surprised that I haven’t written more during the quarantine. One would think that a writer writes, and only needs time to do so. And that is true, unless you are practicing this final “let’s be”. Let’s be present. … Continue reading
“Let’s Be” These 8 Things Towards Our Spouse
How are you doing in the area of kindness towards your spouse? These have been trying times for everyone and none are affected more by our discontent than our spouse. I have noticed this in my own heart, which has … Continue reading
Ten Ways to Not Waste This Time in Marriage
None of us expected this, but here we are. It has been the strangest worldwide event in my lifetime. We have been sheltering in place for a couple of months now, and social distancing whenever we venture out. Always going … Continue reading
The Orlando Blessing
I was born and raised in Orlando. I am privileged to still call it home. When Tom and I were married in 1979 I moved with him to another city in Florida for the first 18 months of our life … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, Music, Worship
Tagged COVID-19, Hometown, The City Beautiful, The Orlando Blessing, The Orlando Eye
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“Tap In” with Intention
We are watching a series on Hulu titled, Alone, (on the History channel if you have cable). It’s a reality show that takes it to the next level of all other reality shows. Ten people, trained in survival skills who … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, Keeping It Real
Tagged Alone, COVID-19, History Channel, Hulu, Intentional in Marriage, Tapping Out
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Dealing with Conflict in Marriage
This post was originally published on our church’s website. We want to share it here as well. It is unavoidable in marriage. How we deal with conflict makes all the difference in how healthy and strong our marriage becomes. There … Continue reading
Good Seeds That Yield A Healthy Marriage
Questions, good questions, help a marriage grow strong and mature. Think of a good question like a seed. It is sown on the soil of your marriage in the hopes of creating new life. You watch. You listen. You wait … Continue reading
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Separate Together
Social Distancing Does Not Apply Inside Your Home We have had several people ask us about how social distancing applies in marriage. Our answer is–it doesn’t! We share everything as husband and wife–let nothing put asunder. However, there is one … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage
Tagged C.S. Lewis, COVID-19, Separate Together, Spiritual Intimacy
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A Day Is Just Another Day Unless We Make It Special
Now that we are home, all day, every day, it’s easy to lose track of what day it is. For someone who enjoys planning, this is a challenge. I made a decision to add variety to our days by changing … Continue reading
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Just Another Day Sheltering In Place
We are really enjoying our time together at home during this crisis, and we are grateful to be in good health. But four weeks in and we’re having to get creative with our time. So far we have: Walked daily … Continue reading
How Will We Respond In Crisis? The Choice Is Ours
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash[/caption] Today is a guest post by Sheri Bybee Mitchell with Good Job, Mama on Facebook. I met her a while ago after she left an excellent, thought-provoking comment on a post. Since she doesn’t … Continue reading
To Love and Cherish
We were asked to share the following post with our church family. We wanted to share it with you as well… Most of us included this line in our marriage vows. And if you are like us, you have probably … Continue reading
Posted in Cherishing, Christian Marriage, Difficulty
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Vintage Post – Emoceans
(Originally posted April 8, 2017) We’ve had a front row seat to the magnificent ocean off the coast of Mexico all week long. It has been a soothing rhythm providing peace to our souls. I was praying and God reminded … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Vintage Posts
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Happy Hour – Five Friday Favorites
We haven’t shared a Happy Hour post in a long time. We thought since we’re all home now, we could use some encouragement for our marriages. Here is what many of our dear friends from the Christian Marriage Bloggers Association … Continue reading
Living History – What Will Be Remembered?
I know we are all in the midst of biggest crisis we’ve ever faced in my lifetime–and I’m 60. It is unprecedented, which adds to the temptation to be anxious. In times like this it is good to pause and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Finding Joy, Keeping It Real
Tagged COVID-19, Living History, Look Up, Priorities
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Patiently Waiting And Watching
Spring. It’s the time when I brave my rose hedge (thorns) to prune it to half it’s size. It is always difficult to start because they look healthy, but they’re not. They need to be cut back to grow healthier … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Prayer
Tagged COVID-19, New Growth, Philippians 4, Pruning, Roses
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Will You Pray With Us?
Today is Sunday. The day most of us are used to a very different routine–getting up and ready to go to our local church to fellowship with friends, worship God and hear the preached Word. But today most of us … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, In Sickness, Keeping It Real, Music, Prayer, Seasons of Life, Worship
Tagged Cody Carnes, COVID-19, Kari Jobe, Prayer, The Blessing
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Tick Tock, Tick Tock
You may be more aware of time now that our lives have slowed to a crawl. With schools closing, theme parks gone dark, workers being sent home, and sickness threatening our loved ones, time is loudly and slowly ticking by. … Continue reading
