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Guest Post on Embrace the Unexpected
Have you ever encountered an unexpected travail or trial that sends you into a tailspin? Today I am honored to share Five Biblical Truths to Embrace the Unexpected on fellow host, Maree Dee's site. I would love for you to hop over and share your thoughts. And please...
The Perfect, Eternal Someday
He's been traveling a challenging road--one shared by more people than we'd care to admit. And my heart has shattered into a thousand small pieces time and again when I've realized I cannot--nor could I ever--protect, rescue, or guarantee a painless and perfect...
Rain in a Thirsty Land
Shoulders slumped, the Farmer gazed at the cracked earth. Reaching down he plucked a stalk from the edge of crop. Nothing. The hulls were empty...worthless bits of wheat lay scattered across the ground. The potential for harvest was dim and the Farmer shudder....
People Who Need
We encounter them everyday--people who need. "How are you?" we ask breezily--moving on without waiting for the answer hidden behind the flippant response, "Okay. I'm fine." But, the young mother who just walked through the door? Did we notice the...
Leave the Scar
It was on odd, perfunctory ending to what had been an opportunity for reconciliation and restoration. After years of dysfunction, I had hoped for more from our relationship. More understanding. More normalcy. More love. Sometimes, though, healing is...
How to Avoid the 7 Year Itch–Any Year of Your Marriage (Popular Series Re-post #3)
I can imagine the perfect woman for my husband--and she is not me. Now, I'm not suggesting I would rather Dave be married to someone else. What I am saying is that if I were his best friend, parent, or sibling I would have expected him to marry someone unlike me....
7 Ways to Avoid the Seven Year Itch –Any Year of Your Marriage (#2-Popular Series Re-post)
His brow wrinkled in concern, Pastor Strutz revealed the results of our pre-marital personality tests. For every crest marked on my chart, Dave had a trough. If one area was my weakness, it was his strength. We were living proof of the old saying, "opposites attract"....
