More for Your Marriage

When you have been married for any length of time over about a month or two...you KNOW that fighting and/or arguing and/or disagreeing IS GOING to occur. It may happen more in some marriages than others, depending on the personalities that God put together, but it WILL happen. We are all human, imperfect, and sinful in nature...which leads to selfishness and pride...and neither of these things work well in a marriage. SO, WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THE INEVITABLE DISAGREEMENT ENSUES???? So glad you asked! I have researched, and pulled several points from different places, but first, let's hear what the Bible has to say about it. Colossians 3:12-15 says : "Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. Above all, put on love--the perfect bond of unity. An

To start off, let me say that I am so sorry that it has been over a month since my last post. I have no excuse except business, exhaustion, etc...which is just what the devil wanted...to slow down my blog posts and me. I am DONE letting him win with this...so I will try to be better about not waiting so long.  Today, my post was prompted by a directive from God that I totally ignored! I KNOW-- it sounds TERRIBLE when I say it out loud, but in a nutshell, that's what happened. Drew and I were at the grocery store, just picking up a few things on the way home. We got our goods, loaded the car, and got in to leave. I noticed in the car next to me that a woman was loading her groceries with a very small toddler in the front of her buggy. She handed the small child a Yoo-hoo and went to put her in her car seat on the other side of the car. She left her buggy next to her car so she could go put the little one in her seat. I looked at her as I drove past and the Lord spoke to me, &quo

It's been over a month since my last post...I have been super busy and super tired (NOT A GOOD EXCUSE...BUT TRUTH)...so when I received the below email from Dr. Dobson, it struck me that this would be helpful for ALL families. He talks a lot about housewives in this article...but it VERY MUCH SO applies to all ladies, working inside or outside the home...So I thought I would share it. I have added a few comments here and there in BLUE AND ALL CAPS...so you know that Dr. Dobson didn't say that...LOL 3 Tips to Understanding Your Wife's Fatigue By Dr. James Dobson 1.  For some strange reason, human beings (and particularly women), tolerate stresses and pressure much more easily if at least one other person knows they are enduring it. This principle is filed under the category of "human understanding," and it is highly relevant to housewives AND/OR WORKING MOTHERS . The frustrations of raising small children and handling domestic duties would be much