As Paul Tripp says, “I wish sin didn’t appeal to me.” I wish that everything inside God’s boundaries set for us looked good and everything outside those boundaries looked bad. I wish the person who struggles against drinking excess alcohol, […]
Sometimes we look into our neighbor’s yard and it sure seems the grass is greener over there. We look into other’s lives on Pinterest or Facebook and it seems there is a plethora of beautiful family photos-people enjoying Hawaii for […]
I just love how the Lord gets our attention. Someone coined the term, God-Winks, and I love that. It feels so much like I got a God-Wink this week that I would have had to work to miss. In the […]
A Test Question…… Imagine your spouse does something that is irresponsible, inconsiderate and impacts your plans. You now have to alter your plans to accommodate and cover the bases that need to be covered. You’re ticked. You’ve been inconvenienced. He/she […]
Pessimist or realist? Being steeped in whole truth thinking has set me free from chronic disappointment and despair. I used to be in the disappointment and despair camp-I get it. Accurate thinking is the perspective shift we need if we […]
Well, it is finally finished. Tada! The blog post How To Wreck Your Marriage 101 became a book! What a ride it was writing a book. I have learned so much and there is still so much to learn. Thank […]
Making memories…..“Let’s do that again!” It was an extended Thanksgiving this year for my husband and I, as it is for many. Getting together with his family and her family, often marrieds spread out the holiday over a long weekend […]
My friend said it well…..”We are all just a bunch of onions.” I am always making the reference to ‘peeling the onion’ to peer into our challenges to understand why we do what we do, but it never quite struck […]
There is certainly a pull towards not being still, slowing down and listening to God. There is just so much to do in life, isn’t there?. Taking time to slow down and listen is, at least for me, one of […]
I was chatting with my friend, ‘Jill’ who just got back from an (what I would consider an extended) backpacking excursion with her husband, Tim and another couple. Sounds like it was a great trip-not just spectacular views, but great […]