“My husband and I haven’t been intimate in a long time, but he completely understands that homeschooling the kids is our priority right now,” said the woman at my book table. After forcing myself not to audibly gasp, I gently reminded her the Bible encourages married couples to come together regularly in the marriage bed,… [Continue Reading]
Marriage
5 Ways to Encourage Singles While They Wait on God | Kristen Tiber
Scroll below for a chance to win a paperback copy of Kristen Tiber’s At the Well! When I think back to my single days, I am very thankful I had a group of girlfriends with whom to hang out during the years before I got married. The time of waiting to meet and marry my… [Continue Reading]
Walk It Out Stories: After Happily Ever After | Angela Ruth Strong
I sold my first novel in 2008, and I ironically told my husband, “Life is going so well, I feel like this must be the calm before the storm.” The storm hit a few months later when I attended a writer’s conference. I thought everything was still sunny when a big publisher requested my manuscript…. [Continue Reading]
Where Does Your Husband Go To Be Admired and Appreciated? | Sharon Jaynes
Where does your husband go for admiration and appreciation? He goes somewhere. All men do. Does he go to work in hopes of hearing “Job well done”? Does he go to the ball field in hopes of hearing “Way to go, man”? Does he go back home to mother to hear “I’m so proud of… [Continue Reading]
Four Marriage Fades You Need to STOP Today | Jill Savage
My husband Mark and I have been are getting ready to celebrate our 34th anniversary, and 25 of those years were happy ones. Marriage has always been up and down for us, but six years ago Mark really lost his way and found himself in a midlife crisis…affair included. He was disillusioned with God, the… [Continue Reading]
Ask Tricia {+ giveaway winners announced}
I get asked questions all the time. As a wife of twenty-six years, a mom of ten, a homeschooler and a writer of over 60 books people want to know how my life works. Here is one of those questions and my short answer. More to come in the coming weeks! How do you and… [Continue Reading]
When You’re a Child of Divorce
I remember the first time I heard that a friend’s parents were divorcing. I must have been 7 at the time, and I didn’t understand. Was that possible? People were allowed to do that? It didn’t seem right. More than that, it seemed wrong. Growing up, I didn’t know my biological dad, and my… [Continue Reading]
6 Ways to Pray for Your Husband: Pray for Strength & Right Living
There are many things we can pray for our husbands, but one thing we continually need to pray for is strength. We live in a world with darkness all around. Everyday our husbands are assulted with unholy attitudes, foul displays of ungodliness, and temptations that appeal to his flesh—even as his spirit battles against them…. [Continue Reading]
Still praying for that future husband? Don’t give up!
Are you still praying for a husband? Do you feel like giving up? Maybe you started praying in your teens and you’re in your 20s, 30s, or 40s now. Perhaps you’ve started to believe that your prayers are doing NOTHING. Sometimes it may seem like that’s true, but it’s not. Your prayers are working …… [Continue Reading]
In a cathedral in Europe my daughter said I DO!
Saturday, May 23 was like something out of a movie. My son Nathan (21) walked me down the aisle of a European cathedral built in the 12th century. The sun shone down through stained glass windows, causing the elaborate interior to glimmer and glow. It was my daughter’s wedding. My husband was waiting to walk… [Continue Reading]
Do You Love Me? | Breaking the Cycle of Bad Relationships
I remember one specific meeting at our teen moms support group. I’d brought in three happily married couples to talk about marriage. I expected the young moms to ask questions about how to find the right person or how to deal with conflict, but that is not what they asked. Instead, the same question kept… [Continue Reading]