Issues

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Emotional Accounting

“After all I’ve done for you…” is a phrase that is valid only when applied to pets. Particularly cats. But when applied to your fiancé or spouse it’s a potential game-ender. You may not say it aloud, but if it runs through your mind often when something rubs you the wrong way, then you’ve been…

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The Fruit of Fretting

He started it. Yes, he snapped at me first, but you’d think I could’ve held my tongue and finished with a “win.” Especially after all my praying lately. Just two days ago, I even sent my husband a text message telling him that I prayed to be a Proverbs 31 wife to him: “Her husband…

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You Drive Me Crazy!

My wife eats all of the M&M’s out of our trail mix. I stick my hand in the bag for some sweet and salty and come out with only salty. I empty my pockets onto the fireplace mantel. She scans the living room to see her ornate mantel has become my desk. She borrows my…

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Bitter or Better Wife

During the past year, my husband and I have been walking through the pain of losing someone we loved dearly. The pastor who was planning to speak at the funeral gathered our immediate family in a room a few days before the service and challenged us in a big way. Through tears he whispered, “Don’t waste…

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