Category: Marriage
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Reflections in Italy
I think it’s easy to go through life making assumptions about people and presuming things have always been the way they seem. We often don’t know everyone’s backstory, especially when we meet them in our later years. We don’t comprehend the amazing ways God has worked in their lives and what would have been, without…
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Rising to the Call
People often tell me… You’re an amazing mom. I don’t know how you do it. You must have the patience of a saint. Bless your heart. And if you know anything about that last one (a notoriously southern phrase) it can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. 😉
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Do You Know What’s Sexy?
Young ladies, you can chase anything in a pair of snug-fitting blue jeans. You can find a set of diamond-cut, blue-green eyes that pierce right through you. You can seek out a hard body at the gym that ripples with muscle. But let me tell you what’s really sexy.
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Unforgiveness
It was a school day. I was behind. I slept through my morning routine and threw clean clothes onto my unshowered self. I doused my hair with dry shampoo, ran a brush through my flat bed-head, and applied some make-up. This is how you fool the world into thinking you have your act together. You…
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A Couple’s Weekend
When our children were younger and we needed some ‘us’ time… we would simply wear them out, feed them an early dinner, and scoot them off to bed. We affectionately called this ‘Flex Time’ and it was oh so rejuvenating for us and our relationship. As our children have grown and multiplied in number… bedtimes…
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Happy 16th Anniversary
21 years ago I met a man who drove me absolutely crazy in the worst way imaginable. He annoyed me…and I aggravated him. He was my complete opposite, everything that I wasn’t. The only thing we had between us were differences, lots and lots of differences. But you know what they say about opposites… And…
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Meatloaf: The Recipe for a Happy Marriage
The house was spotless and the fridge, fully-stocked. We (the 7 kids and I) had spent all morning cleaning house and food shopping. I scarcely had enough time to put the the groceries away, before little tummies were growling for lunch. I fed the kids something quite nutritious for their afternoon meal, got the little…
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Don’t You Know What Causes That?! (How We Ended Up with 7 Kids)
Almost every time I go out somewhere with my children, I get asked the questions… Are they all yours?! or How many do you have?! or Don’t you know what causes that?! Sometimes people just stare in disbelief… or I see them counting the “stair-steps” as we pass on by. Regardless, we always seem to…
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A Scandalous Story of Love: Intentions
I had reached that point in the relationship when I was ready to get married and have his babies. But mercy! You can’t just come out and say that to a 20 year-old college boy! Talk about the top ten things you don’t say to your boyfriend! Seriously though, I couldn’t live without him. He…
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The Scandalous Story of Love: Kissing Disease
It was November of 1993. I hopped onto the stairmaster at the gym for my afternoon workout. My legs felt noticeably weak. I wrote it off as one of those days when you initially feel fatigued. I just needed to push through. Get warmed up a little. But I barely finished my routine and headed…
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A Scandalous Story of Love: Gram and Gramps
Junior year at Boston College began for us in the fall of 1993 with all of our money pooled together in a joint bank account. The morning air grew crisper and the trees around campus began to turn breathtaking shades of yellow, orange, and red. Autumn was my very favorite time of year. I loved…
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A Scandalous Story of Love: Secret Lovers
Duff and I decided without a doubt we wanted to be together. I gradually became convinced that everyone would see the big picture. We were all adults. We wouldn’t be in college forever. We wouldn’t be bound to this group of friends for much longer. If Duff and I were destined to be a couple…
