Sisters in Christ, I want to remind you of a truth both profound and freeing—we are not called to be micromanagers of our husbands or our children, but rather to walk in grace, trust, and faith as we strive to be slightly better versions of ourselves each day.How would it feel to sit down with your ...
Prioritizing Your Partner’s Well-being
It's a fresh new day, let's talk about prioritizing your partner's well-being.Beyond physical safety, it is absolutely crucial to curate a supportive and nurturing environment for your partner's emotional well-being.It's so important to know the impact of your words and their power to influence.The ...
16 Ways to Invest in Your Marriage, For Husbands
::This one is for the Husbands::**16 Ways to Invest in Your Marriage**Husbands, marriage is a team effort, and just like any successful partnership, it requires dedication and work. Here are some ways to strengthen your bond with your wife and build a happy, fulfilling life together:**Prioritize ...
20 Years + 5 Tips to a Slightly Better Marriage
It's our DATING Anniversary. 🎉Two decades of laughter (so much of this), adventures, and only an occasional true yelling match (oops, dysregulated nervous systems, past trauma, and stubbornness to change have the ability to create conflict).There's been lots and lots of growing up and growing ...
10 Text Ideas To Send to Your Christian Husband This Valentine’s Day
1. "Happy Valentine's Day, my love! Grateful for the love we share and the blessings God has bestowed upon us. You're a cherished gift from above."2. "On this special day, I thank God for blessing me with a wonderful husband like you. Your love reflects His grace in our lives. Happy Valentine's ...
16 Years
16 years as husband and wife + 18 years as friends. 💕An arm load of kids, more than a handful of vehicles, turning a house into a home, pulling through the seasons that felt like they had more bad days than good, and yet enjoying each other and honoring our vows through it all.We're still choosing ...
The Wife
Want to know something? A very real reason I love being a wife is because it is so incredible to watch another human so closely and cheer them on as they chase their passions.It's as much about me, as it is about HIM.Since I was 18 years old I have had the safety of having "my person". It's really ...
When Momma Ain’t Happy
A 2014 draft that hadn't been published: During my bi-annual dental cleaning my hygienist and I were talking and she said "ya know, if the wife ain't happy" and we both laughed a little. We are both wives and moms. We know how funny, and true the quote "When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" ...
Texts From Dad: The Church
From my dad: "This is the church where your mother and I got married." Okay so maybe he isn't very poetic, and this picture doesn’t spark a hundred emotions within you like it does for me, but I know my dad’s big heart and this sure made me smile! Just take another look at the picture, would you? ...
Quick Tip Tuesday: Love Him Well
Let me start with saying it is 5:00 in the evening and I really need to be getting supper started and the house picked up, rather than blogging while my children play on their devices. I told myself, and you all, that I’d post a quick tip each Tuesday in February. I’m in a “If I don’t plan it, it ...
3 Cheap Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Do you need a quick and cheap Valentine's gift idea? Here you’ll find my top 3 cheap Valentine's Day gift ideas. My husband is notorious for saying "Don't spend any money on me", and then spending money on ME. The gifts he gives are simple and sweet, but still, I want to bless him too! This post ...
Marriage: Our {Current} Word
I picked up a handful of these cute little chalkboard label stand things (unofficial title) at Hobby Lobby to use for a flea market this past summer. After the big event I stuck one of these on our bathroom counter between the His &Her sinks. I planned to only leave it there for the weekend, ...
January 26th is National Spouses Day!
Did you know that today is National Spouses Day? It's okay if you didn't, I just heard it on the news about 20 minutes ago! Apparently each year on January 26th, National Spouses Day is observed. While I like to think that in a healthy marriage you'd just honor and celebrate your spouse ...
Finding JOY in my Husband’s Personality: Christmas Break 2015 Edition
Each year around Christmas my husband takes a couple weeks off of work to just “be”. Some years he takes on huge projects, and some years he just fiddles around the house. As a young bride it used to drive me crazy when he’d take all that time off of work and not “DO” anything. I never understood ...
Free Coffee!
If you're a regular here, you know how my husband likes to bless me with coffee... when it's free. ;) This cup is brought to you me by the Family Eye Care Center. It's just a silly-cute thing he started doing after he heard of one of my dad's shenanigans: My dad "takes my mom out for dinner" at ...
Out With The Old, In With The New
My husband can be stubborn, practical, frugal, and every other similar word you can think of. I just tossed these old worn out shoes of his in the garbage can. I have no doubt in my mind that he's going to see them and give me 10 good reasons why he's keeping them. Anyone else know someone like ...
Happiest Pumpkin in the Patch
My husband agreed to let me bring home *the prettiest* pumpkin today. He loves me so well, and he makes me the happiest pumpkin in the patch. :) I'm so glad my teenage-self found him early on, so I could have all these days to love him and be spoiled by him. He's changed so much over the ...
Where Can I Improve?
When I did the Passion Pursuit Bible Study I asked my husband a hard question. It was “Where do you think I need to improve, or what can I do to be better for you?” Now due to the nature of the study, you may be expecting something kinky. So before we go any further- I assure you, this is PG! ...
Do Better. Be Better.
Do Better. Be Better. A friend mentioned this theory that we are all great at two things. The problem is that we can't do both of those things well at the same time. For me, one of the things I'm good at is blogging. The other is being a mom. Right now as I'm trying to write this post in bed ...
Sexual Intimacy… On a Shelf In The Church Library.
I was asked to type up a book review of Pulling Back the Shades for my Church Library. It's been about 6 months since I've talked about PBTS on my blog, plus I don't even know if my review will be approved for the church newspaper, so I thought I'd share my little review here with all of ...