18 Places to Fall in Love With Your Spouse
Posted by Tammy Darling in Marriage on Monday, July 14, 2008
Mignon McLaughlin once said, “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” If you’ve ever gone a month without spending any real quality time with your spouse, you know how negatively it can affect your marriage. All relationships need to be nurtured, and none more so than our relationship with our spouse.
Marriage was created to give people companionship.... READ MORE
Brotherly Love
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, July 21, 2008
Around here, love doesn’t always look the way I’d like it to look. Boys sometimes have a funny way of showing they care.
Of course my boys can be very sweet with me—they are always quick to give me a kiss (on the lips even!), to tell me they love me. I get fresh-picked flowers (from the neighbors yard) and if I’m feeling sad, at least one of the boys will ask if I’m okay.
Boys can certainly be... READ MORE
Love and Marriage
Posted by Danielle Bean in Marriage on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
This is the first in a series of upcoming posts. In the coming days, each of our bloggers will be posting some thoughts on marriage and we hope that you will join the conversation.
Our assignment? What three things would you tell someone who is about to get married?
Here are mine:
1. The thing that drives you crazy is also the thing you love.
When you find yourself clashing with some part... READ MORE
Loving Jesus, Serving Others
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Homemaking on Thursday, August 14, 2008
Cooking is a challenge for me. If you’ve known me longer than two minutes, you are already aware of this bit of my personal trivia. It’s not that I burn the food or give my family salmonella – it’s just very, very tough for me to decide what to cook, and then (when that overwhelming task is complete) to actually want to make the effort to cook it.
You can imagine, then, when the occasion arises... READ MORE
Marital Bliss
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Marriage on Friday, August 15, 2008
Next week, Paul and I will celebrate our fourteenth anniversary. Did I really just type that? Isn’t it just four years? I guess not because then where did all these little boys come from. Some days I can’t believe I’m no longer a newlywed, while other days I marvel that it hasn’t been longer.
Fourteen years ago, I walked down the aisle headed towards the greatest adventure of my life. I love being... READ MORE
Parental Grace
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, August 15, 2008
* is the only thing that prevents me from crying out, “What do you want? For the love of all that is lovable, what on earth do you WANT already?” when the baby cries out “Mama, Mama!” just one more time at the end of a long day.
* is what helps me keep a straight face when a 6-year-old boy glances nervously backwards and asks in all earnestness, “Which shoulder does your guardian angel sit on?”... READ MORE
Nineteen Could Have Known
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Marriage on Sunday, August 17, 2008
When I think of someone who could benefit from marriage advice, I think immediately of myself on my wedding day. Bryan and I were married exactly six years ago today, when I was nineteen and he was twenty-one. We were sure we were following God’s will for our lives, and to that extent, we were ready. But nineteen, in our culture anyway, is still very young, and if I could meet my nineteen-year-old... READ MORE
Holding Tight
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, August 18, 2008
Most days, when I’m feeding Henry, I use the moment as an excuse to zone out. I will sit at the computer and do “research” (read blogs) or sometimes even gain actual control of the remote, maybe watch something girlie like the Hallmark Channel.
Today, however, I took this picture of baby Henry, the one of him hiding in my hutch. Climbing in and out of this hutch is his current joy in life, and we... READ MORE
The Ingalls Example
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Saturday, August 30, 2008
Inspired by our recent celebration of re-reading, I’m delving back into Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books. I enjoy these books but they’re not favorite re-reads of mine, and I’d guess it’s been nearly a decade since I last read through them. This means I’m looking at them through adult eyes for the first time.
From the beginning of Little House in the Big Woods, I was struck by the appealing... READ MORE
Worth Fighting For
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Today we observe the anniversary of September 11, 2001, the day of the biggest terrorist attack on US soil. It’s a good day to remember and to pray for all those who were killed or wounded because of those attacks, and for those who lost loved ones and whose lives were changed for the worse because of that day.
I think it’s also a good day to salute and pray for all those who are serving to protect... READ MORE
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