When I married in early 2001, I had never heard the word narcissist. We barely had the internet to search and learn online. I had no idea what narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder was. That seems to be the case for many who’ve been married longer than fifteen, twenty years, as it’s just recently becomeContinue reading “5 Warning Signs That You’re Married to a Narcissist”
Category Archives: Marriage
Is My Marriage Making Me a Better Person?
He told me he knew that marriage was designed not to make him happy, but to make him holy. He had accepted the wisdom in the phrase, and there is certainly an element of truth behind it: Marriage really can serve as a significant means of sanctification in the life of the believer and itContinue reading “Is My Marriage Making Me a Better Person?”
7 Prayers that Changed My Heart for My Husband
I’ve known my husband thirty-three years. We dated on and off four of those years, starting my sophomore year of high school and going into college. We were engaged less than a year. We’ve been married for over twenty-eight. Add in three kids, a zoo of pets, a few major moves, and a son who’sContinue reading “7 Prayers that Changed My Heart for My Husband”
The Day Mom Melted
She had the most angelic sweetheart lips. Eyes as blue as the most tranquil oceans. Blonde ringlet curls. Chubby cheeks begging to be kissed over and over. Little hands that instinctively curled around my finger while simultaneously melting my heart. Pure sweetness wrapped in a pink blanket. And then came the day this little creatureContinue reading “The Day Mom Melted”
Are You Ready for Family?
Long before I married my husband, I knew I wanted a large family. I grew up as the oldest of four children in a nurturing Christian home. God used that healthy example to plant in me the desire to marry and start a family of my own. At age 30, when I finally met myContinue reading “Are You Ready for Family?”
What Will Marriage Do to You?
No one knew how much trouble their marriage was in. It’s hard to know how much they themselves even knew. They had seemed so in love, so in sync, so together. They had just joined a new church, with faithful pastors and great teaching, and like hundreds of others, they had promised to follow Christ.Continue reading “What Will Marriage Do to You?”
Tis the Season
If your childhood was similar to mine, you remember a song that used to be sung on playgrounds and with other children. It went something like this: Michael and Natalie sitting in a tree,K-I-S-S-I-N-G.First comes love, then comes marriage,Then comes baby in the baby carriage. For many of us, this might have been the firstContinue reading “Tis the Season”
Good News for a Change
Are you ready for some good news? The cliché is true. All the best things in your life are free. God is the Giver of every good and perfect gift. And every good gift in your life is a God moment of Unearned Blessing. Today’s Text: ““And when the Lord your God brings you intoContinue reading “Good News for a Change”
Quarantined Marriages
View OriginalWe watched through the window as news cameras swarmed and helicopters hovered above our children’s school. What in the world could be going on?! Then the email hit our inbox: “Two families in school have been asked to quarantine themselves because of possible exposure to COVID-19.” Out of all of Illinois, our hospital, ourContinue reading “Quarantined Marriages”
Are gay relationships typically stable and monogamous?
A [NFSS] study found that the children who were raised by a gay or lesbian parent as little as 15 years ago were usually conceived within a heterosexual marriage, which then underwent divorce or separation, leaving the child with a single parent. That parent then had at least one same-sex romantic relationship, sometimes outside ofContinue reading “Are gay relationships typically stable and monogamous?”
