Sometimes the only exercise we get is jumping to conclusions. But when we land, we will frequently land on our spouse’s heart – because all too often, conclusions are wrong. And the Bible is pretty clear about how we are to engage in conflict. Matthew 7:15 tells us not to judge, yet we do anyway, …
Your husband says to you, “You never…” or “You always…” or whatever. Your natural reaction is to be what? How about ticked? Or hurt. Or worse yet, scared. But yes, probably angry. Unless you are scared. Or don’t know what to do. And that usually results in being a doormat. Which doesn’t work, either. So …
What would you pray for a baby’s life? If you had one chance to ask God for something specific for a little one, what would it be? A friend is lovingly sewing a quilt for some other friends of ours who are adopting a now-toddler. We’ve known this little cutie since she was born …
This afternoon, I asked my talented chef husband what he needed me to do for Easter dinner. He told me to snap the asparagus and get it ready for cooking. That was pretty much it, although I did help make the bread earlier in the day. Knowing asparagus takes about 8 minutes, I asked, “Do you …
I’m working with a married couple in crisis right now. If I were to share with you the nitty gritty details of their issues, you’d think, “There’s no way this will get better.” What’s so exciting to me is that the core of their problems isn’t any different than the core of Adam and Eve’s issues …