I find that unworthiness is the root cause of many of our issues in marriage. I briefly talked about it in the previous installment and want to go deeper on the topic now. Do You Feel Unworthy? Do you ever feel unworthy? Can you remember when you first felt these feelings? I think it can…
Category: Relationships
Holidays in a Step-Family
“I feel badly for my kids and stepkids during the holidays,” Amber, a stepmom explained. “They are shuffled between homes, unfamiliar traditions, and new stepfamily members. I can tell it’s stressful for them. I wish there was something I could do to make it easier.” Amber recognizes the complexities and tension the holidays can stir…
What’s the Hidden Key to Transforming Your Marriage?
Getting married is not the finish line. It’s the starting line. We are talking about the realities of marriage. Now, what the secular world view of Marriage tells you, when you get to this place of dissatisfaction with your spouse, trade him in. You can do better. The problems you are having in your marriage are because you married the wrong person. You’ve tried to change him, you couldn’t. Or he’s been trying to change you and he couldn’t. Maybe you’ve had children, and you don’t have the same views on how to parent. Your family did it one way and that’s how it should be done. And we all know the issue of money and the disagreements that come from that. Marriage is a lot. It’s not for the faint of heart. If you’ve been married for 2 years, 10, 20, or 30, you have worked out countless arguments. It’s the reality of marriage. It is two imperfect people trying to figure out how to do life together.
Is Your Marriage Becoming What You Dreamed Of?
This post is part 5 of my series on marriage. While it can be read on its own, I encourage you go back and read the four prior to this one. In them, I share with you how I feel God is calling me to talk about marriage. Again I’m a Bible-believing Christian and I…
Did You Know Cranberries Float?
Mary Clare, my oldest granddaughter who is now 9 and has been making cranberry relish for years, recently reflected: “Oh yes, that’s the best part of making cranberries because they float even though you don’t expect them to.”
Are You Making These Three Mistakes with Your Marriage?
I believe God created marriage! I believe that within the structure and boundaries of marriage God transforms us to be who he designed us to be and transforms our spouse to be who God designed him to be. If this is true, which by faith I believe it is, listening to the world and getting instruction relying on the world’s ever evolving and changing views about marriage, can you see how destructive it is. It’s two different things! We are being deceived!
Discover Real Secrets to a Thriving Marriage
What I am doing in these first few posts on marriage is laying the foundation. I am trying to lay it out in simple terms. I believe these are the foundational truths of marriage. For me, as I’ve journeyed through marriage and hit rock bottom at times, coming back to the basics and God’s truths has always been the answer. Whether it’s pride, unforgiveness, a hardened heart, self-loathing, getting caught up in people pleasing, wanting to throw in the towel, you name it, I’ve probably experienced it. 30+years is a long time!
Blessed to be Content
At its core, this is really what the Best-Life Project is about. Realizing what you want and being happy with it. When we know what we want our future to be, it helps us make decisions today that move us toward that end goal. Ten years from now, even two years from now, my vision for my future may change. I may be tired of dealing with workers and customers. I may want to travel more. But for today, I’m good.
What Do You Believe? Unveiling the Sacred Covenant of Marriage vs. the Secular Worldview
In this series I hope to open your mind. I want you to gather all the facts. My goal is for you to see that marriage is so much more than the Fairytale, Prince Charming stories, or that the reason to get married is to have kids. Because, if that was you’re “why,” what happens to your marriage when the kids grow up and leave home.
Marriage Unveiled: A Journey to Thriving Relationships
I’m going to pray about my podcast and see if the Holy Spirit answers. Lord, what do you want me to do with my podcast?” I waited and I listened, and I swear I heard him say: “I want you to talk about marriage. I want you to help women that don’t want to get a divorce.” It was so real. I’m like what? I wrestled with the idea and thought and thought! I knew I wasn’t going back to sleep. So, I got up quietly, I didn’t want to wake up my husband, and I came downstairs to my desk. I just started writing. I wrote for over four hours. It was the most amazing time. I could feel God’s presence. I wrote down what I feel God put on my heart. It was such a beautiful time.