Category: Marriage
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Letter to a Wife – Proverbs 31
From a guy’s perspective, a man who values his wife more than riches or the great coupons she finds. My brother has consented to let me post his anniversary letter this week. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. A great woman is hard to find, she is worth far more than…
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I Lied to my Husband – Psalm 51:6-12
My husband and I are finding our first love again, after dragging some dark secrets out of the closet and exposing them to the light. Oh, how that hurt, but how beautiful is forgiveness and truth. A little lie Several years ago my husband and I decided to live within a set spending limit, and…
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Becoming a Marriage Expert – Romans 12:9-13
The author of an insightful blog post explains that much of the hard work we do is only practice, preparation for a masterpiece to come. He cited the book Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, when he said it takes 10,000 hours to become the best at something, like 10,000 hours of singing or shooting basketball hoops or teaching or knitting. “Most…
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What to Hold On To – Philippians 3:10-14
My husband scrolled through Facebook last night and stopped at side-by-side photos of a couple on a motorcycle, one taken when they first married, the other 60 years later on the same bike. The woman highlighted the similarity between marriage and motorcycles–with both you just keep holding on. Jerry’s mother often rode with his father. She could even…
