Normally on Saturdays we post our Spice It Up feature, but this week I am interrupting our normal schedule to announce a great series we will be doing this week called 5 Days of Intentional Living. The series starts this Monday, April 8th. April 8-12 we will be joining 15 other fabulous blogs to bring you 5… Read More
By Michael Griffith, Contributing Writer “Now concerning matters about which you wrote, “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights,… Read More
By Shari Miller, Contributing Writer Marriages are made of stories woven together, both good and bad, that form a foundation that will either stand the test of time, or crumble like the sifting sand. Within some marriages, you may find the following story ringing true. The wife knows she is running late and her husband will… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer When I thought about writing on the topic of keeping your marriage strong during trials, I thought, “Yeah, that has my name written ALL. OVER. IT! My man and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage next month. Awe, doesn’t that sound wonderful in today’s society? Well, here’s the… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer New Year’s Resolutions… I’m not too fond of making them, but what I am fond of is looking at a New Year with a fresh start. And sometimes that’s exactly what a marriage needs… A ‘Do-Over’. I believe every couple should take a step back and look at their marriage and… Read More
By Rachel O’Neill, Contributing Writer “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 Carefully crafting New Year’s Resolutions is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. I love to sit down and review my life-… Read More
Romance is a big part of marriage, and can be a very enjoyable part at that. But it often seems to wither and perhaps even die as the years go on, and you and your spouse just don’t treat each other the way you did when you were dating. It seems that romance can be… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer We sat across the table chatting one night and that’s when he asked me… “Why do you respect me even when I don’t deserve your respect?” “After all, I’m lazy.” “I leave my stuff out all over the place.” “And I don’t do enough for you and our family.”… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer On December 19, 1997, on a sandy beach in Southern California, my Beloved etched words in the sand asking me to be his wife. With an overwhelming love for him, I said yes! I knew at that moment that God handed me, sinful, vile me, a beautiful gift that I was… Read More
By Shari Miller, Contributing Writer Walking down the aisle twenty years ago, to meet the man of my dreams, I had some pretty high ideals of what our life together would be like. I expected a marriage with no problems, a white house with a picket fence, a couple of children, with my knight in shining armor standing right… Read More
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