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How Devotions Almost Broke Up My Marriage

Jess MacCallum
Blog, Communication, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, Faith, God, Issues & Culture, Married, Practical, Relationship, Roles, Spirtuality
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My wife and I came from very different spiritual backgrounds…and temperaments…and expectations. A bit of the “opposites attract” thing. So of course when we got married the idea of devotionals had totally different meanings for each of us. I was pretty much the straight-forward Evangelical of the crowd: we get up early (like Jesus), we…

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The Power of a Peaceful Home

Rayni Peavy
Blog, Emotions, Faith, Friendship, Holidays, Married, Practical, Relationship, Spirtuality
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Most of us have been to someone’s home and upon walking in the door immediately felt the presence of peace. It’s like it hits you in the face right as you walk in and you feel enveloped by it while you’re there. Why do some homes feel full of peace and others don’t? How can…

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Real Problems, Real God

Gary Thomas
Blog, Communication, Conflict, Faith, Issues & Culture, Married, Relationship, Spirtuality
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Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!” Psalm 144:15 Melissa is married to a depressed husband. Next to an addiction, being married to a depressed spouse is one of the most difficult challenges a husband or wife could ever endure. Depressives tend to cast a pall not only on their own lives, but…

The ‘Bad’ Wife

The stress of work, church responsibilities and post-wedding busyness and change had finally caught up with me. I went home from work every night, sat on the couch and watched TV until it was time to go to bed. Then, I would curl up into a ball under the covers and sob uncontrollably. And then…

The Rest of the Story

My life is no longer all about me. Today Justin and I dream of moving out west together. I cannot think of a better dream than moving with the love of my life back to the mountains. Although mountains are not outside my window now, I realize that I made the right choice and no…