Relationships: Friends

In the world of relationships friends are important, but there are some things about having and being a friend that be difficult to handle. It is essential that we remember that God says that if we desire to have friends, we must show ourselves friendly. (Prov. 18:24) Need Friends? Be One. Friends don’t typically just […]

You Are Redeemed

From the time I was a little girl I knew being a Christian meant that you were redeemed. Hymns we sang in church spoke of this truth. “Redeemed” is actually the favorite song of my grandfather. Even more recently it has become a hymn my daughter sings loudly throughout our home and at church. What […]

Being Real: Depressed

There are many times in our lives where we hit places like despair, loneliness and exhaustion. These truly are dark places that can suck us into being depressed. No matter what sends us into depression, getting out of that state is not easy and it doesn’t happen overnight. Though depression comes on over time, sometimes […]

You Are Quieted

God never said that life on earth would be easy, yet we are not called to live defeated, stressed or worried. God gives us the opportunity to have our fears, struggles and difficulties quieted. However, we must do something to receive this quietness. Being Quieted Requires Letting Go As children of God we are told […]

Being Real: Blessed

The truth of life is that no matter who we are, what we’ve been through or what we don’t have, we are blessed. We come into the world with nothing and we leave with nothing, all that we have throughout lives are gifts…blessings to us from God above. The question we must ask ourselves is […]

Relationships: His Family (Part Two)

Your wife is most likely nervous around your family. She doesn’t want to say or do the wrong thing, in fear of them possibly saying she doesn’t deserve you or something along those lines. She needs to know that you love her and nothing your family says or does is going to change that. Keep […]

Relationships: His Family (Part One)

Many wives have a difficult time with their husband’s mother..whether it be that they married a momma’s boy, she is simply overbearing or any other myriad of reasons. Yet, family is still family and just as I wrote to husbands last week…you married in. You most likely knew the challenges/difficulties you’d face before you said […]

You Are Precious

As children we learn a song that is so simple, yet it contains truths that we need to hold onto throughout our lives. Jesus loves the little children All the children of the world Red, brown, yellow Black and white They are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children Of the world. Jesus […]

Being Real: A Working, Stay at Home Mom

In this modern day and technology filled age, the possibilities for a stay at home mom to help bring in additional finances to the home abound. What we must remember is that our most important callings are to keep the Lord first, to be a help meet to our husbands and to raise our children […]

You Are Owned

Most of us don’t like the thought of someone owning us…being a servant or slave is not a position sought after. As Christians though this is what we are… We Are Owned by God In order to own something you first must purchase something. God chose to pay for us…we are bought by God and […]