“Mom, I do not understand why I am struggling with this submission thing. I always thought of myself as a submissive person.” “Really? I’ve never thought of you as a submissive person.” Leave it to Mom to give it to me straight. ~smile~ Sometimes, we are blind when it comes to our own strengths and weaknesses. We may not realize how our attitudes and actions come across to the world. We may think we are sweet and kind while the world sees us as insecure and insincere. Or, we may think of ourselves as awkward and uninteresting while the world sees us as funny and engaging. There will … [Read more...]
Practicing Total Honesty with Your Children (Connecting Through Honesty, Part 2)
5 Ways I Hope to Shower My Future Children with Loving Honesty Babies are so stinkin’ cute. From the very beginning, they steal our hearts. No amount of crying, fussing, fit-throwing, or back-talking can make true parents stop loving their children. Sure, little people can age their moms ten years in two months, but somehow they are always worth it. After two hours away from her cubs, Mama Bear is ready to see her perfect lil’ sweeties again. ~smile~ And the poor daddies. Were they ever unprepared, not realizing how easily they could be wrapped around such a tiny little finger. How quickly … [Read more...]
Honesty with Each Other (Connecting Through Honesty, Part 1)
Have you ever spent a long time, maybe hours, poring over the right profile picture for Facebook? Well, I didn’t spend hours; but, recently, I did scroll through a number of pictures before picking the one I liked best (i.e., the one that made me look thinnest, etc.). After I uploaded the picture, I started getting likes and comments – you know – those compliments that get us all through life. ~smile~ After receiving a lot of sweet affirmation from friends, I asked Eric what he thought about my profile picture. He said something to the effect of, “It was okay.” Okay?!?! He was supposed to tell … [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...]
Three Unexpected Frustrations in My Marriage (Unexpected Things, Part 2)
Some of my earliest marriage memories are of conflicts that have since become funny stories. ~smile~ Even though I was the first to preach that marriage was no bed of roses, I am not sure I truly believed it until I was actually married. We did not even make it through our honeymoon without a few arguments (which is probably common). Then, when we started our life together we soon realized that those honeymoon fights were fun in comparison to real marriage brawls. ~smile~ During your first few newlywed fights you may wonder if the world is coming to an end. It’s not. ~smile~ If you and your … [Read more...]
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