Night before last, I was up until 4:30am finishing Francine River’s book, Redeeming Love. A friend of mine was concerned that I was using television to get settled into bed at night, so she suggested that I start reading instead. Since reading has never been on my top ten list of fun activities to do on a rainy day, I was skeptical... but then she introduced me to Francine Rivers. First, she loaned me The Scarlet Thread and suggested that I would be hooked after just a few chapters. She was right. So after getting a taste of good novels, I borrowed Redeeming Love from another friend’s … [Read more...]
Some Considerations for Family Planning
Truth be told, I do not like using the phrase “family planning” since it sounds synonymous with “Planned Parenthood.” While couples do plan to have kids, I find the phrase “family planning” a bit humorous. Some couples plan to have a dozen kids, but God only gives them a couple. Meanwhile, other couples say, “No kids ever!” and have a bunch. But the only full-proof technique for not getting pregnant is abstinence and I have not personally met any married couples who have opted for the “no sex” method. When it comes to having babies, we can plan all we want, but that does not mean our kids … [Read more...]
Which Voices Matter to You?
Make the voices stop!!! We joke about hearing voices and also consider those who do “hear voices” mentally ill (or, perhaps, demonized); yet, the truth is... we all hear voices. Not audible ones, necessarily, but our minds whiz around and around with different messages. We replay words and phrases we have heard from others in our lives. We hear our parents cheering us on and congratulating us. We hear them reprimanding and shaming us. We hear old teachers either complimenting or admonishing us. We recall thoughtful words from friends and angry words from friends. The older we get, the more … [Read more...]
Gift-Giving by Personality Type! (Finding the Perfect Gift for Your Sweetie This Holiday Season)
Eric and I are happy to present, just in time for the Christmas season, our new e-book, Gift-Giving by Personality Type! Even though every person is different in their preferences, we have found through research that similar personality types are often drawn to similar hobbies and interests. In Gift-Giving by Personality Type, we list all sixteen personality type combinations from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and offer seven gift suggestions for each type. As a sample of what you can expect, we will briefly cover two gift ideas for four of the sixteen personality types below. (Note that … [Read more...]
Three Unexpected Phrases I Learned to Avoid in My Marriage (Unexpected Things, Part 3)
I was going to be the perfect wife. Seriously, I was going to rock this marriage thing. It made no sense to me when couples would fight, insult each other, or neglect each other. Sooner or later someone had to do this marriage thing right – and, surely, that was going to be me. I fancied myself a submissive woman. No need for me to study Ephesians 5... I had it down pat (or so I thought). When married life caught up with me and I discovered that I did not always care for my husband’s excellent leadership, I shared my surprise with my mother: “I thought I was a pretty submissive person.” … [Read more...]
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