“Love isn’t what you feel, it’s what you do consistently over time.” —Mathew L. Jacobson It is my belief that once you are married, you should consistently set time aside every year to wash each other’s feet. To wash someone’s feet you need a servant’s heart and humility – two vital ingredients for any marriage….
Always and never. These two words are the reason for so many of our conversations escalating into arguments, calm demeanors changing into defensiveness, and resentment and discouragement brewing in our own and our spouse’s hearts. We use the words like knives and they never de-escalate the situation. They always amp it up. When they’re said…
At one point in our marriage, my wife needed a break. She instructed me to take my daughter with me to the grocery store, purchase items from the list she provided and to return home. I was ready. I had my snacks, my kids bop playlist, and my checklist. I was focused on this list…
For anyone who’s been single for more years than they’ve been married, you’ll be able to identify with what I’m about to share. I am a 37-year-old wife who has been married for 5 years now. I got married in my early 30’s, and when I look back over my adult life, it’s amazing to…
In marriage, the pain you are capable of causing your partner is the worst kind of pain. Because you are closest to them, you know their greatest weaknesses. There will be many times you’ll come to a crossroad with two options: the ability to forgive and move forward or to live in the past. Forgiveness…
