My husband won’t get a pedicure. I’ve begged him to join me for a quick 30-minutes of footwork (pun intended), but he’s laughed me off every time. I have to respect the man that my husband is. Sometimes I’m bossy. I’m the oldest of three children so part of it might stem from my years…
I sipped my latte and patted myself on the back with an invisible hand. I must be a more mature Christian, I thought. “I taped it to my bathroom mirror,” Elly continued. “I titled it, ‘No Compromise.’ Do you want to hear it?” Without waiting for my answer, Elly launched into a list of the…
Getting married carries its own risks and rewards. Bringing two individuals into a life-long covenant relationship truly requires God-size love and faith. Having been through an unwanted and very painful divorce, the idea of getting married again was that much more of a risk for me. Now I had two young daughters to consider in…
My husband’s family isn’t like mine, and because of that I worried that they wouldn’t like me. When Derek and I were dating, we visited his family in Odessa, Texas a few times, and I’d seen them on occasion when they made trips to see Derek in college. For a few hours, I would smile…
Our husbands have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders. Sometimes, I forget that. Other times, I see it for what it is and I feel badly. I’m so glad that I don’t have to have the leadership role in our home. I know a lot of burden and weight is added onto a person…
