This year my husband and I are celebrating twenty years of marriage. It seems impossible that we are already here. (Scroll to the very bottom to see some pictures of us through the years.) As I’ve reflected on these past twenty years, I distinctly remember riding in a church van with one of my friends. We were taking our youth group to an amusement park and had a four hour drive. I was newly married, maybe just a few years into…
I will be the first to admit that I am not the most consistent when it comes to prayer. I often find myself distracted, busy, and overwhelmed. But, there has been one prayer I do pray almost on a daily basis. If I do set aside time to pray, I always pray this one prayer for my husband. For seventeen years I’ve been a stay-at-home mom. After giving birth to my oldest I quit teaching and have lived most of…
Today I’m so happy to host a guest blogger, writer, and friend! Amanda Davison is the wife to a Minnesota farmer, mother of three, and President of the nonprofit, A Wife Like Me. She is an author and speaker, and serves on staff at her local church, where her and her husband lead the marriage mentor team. Amanda is relentlessly sharing how her education in counseling and God’s word changed her life and marriage. You can be a part of…
I’m happy to have Valerie with you today. She has some amazing words to share about marriage. I needed this message today…maybe you do too! I opened its tattered cover and found a handwritten note on the back addressed to my husband and I. My Mother-In-Law’s words gripped my heart as if she was still alive or speaking to me from the splendor of Heaven down to my earth-worn soul. She wrote: “This book is a beautiful guide to a…