Marriage Monday: Rooting out judgment in your marriage

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a good weekend.  We had a great time encouraging couples at Harmony Bible Church in Danville, IA over the weekend! I learned over the weekend that about mid-last week the ability to leave comments on my blog shut down.  (Sometimes...

My Bonus Year

“Will you miss me when I move next week, Mom?” Erica asked me the first week of August. “Oh my goodness, I will miss you so much,” I responded. “Did you miss me the first time I moved away, Mom? Long...

God’s Truth for Us Today

I love this truth from God’s word and wanted to share it with you today! So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an...

The Help…Have you seen the movie or read the book?

This summer I read the book The Help.  I read it on our week of vacation in the Wisconsin Dells and every time someone in my family asked me if I was enjoying the book, I’d say, “it’s totally ticking me off.” But I kept reading. Last night I...

When God Connects the Dots…

I just love when God connects the dots.  We saw that first-hand a few weeks ago in Erica’s move back to Ft. Hood in Killeen, Texas. The first week of August, Mark and I had the privilege of speaking at the MOPS convention.  While having a casual conversation...

My son-in-love is home from Iraq!

It’s been a year since Kendall left for Iraq…just a few days before Erica and Kendall’s first wedding anniversary. He returned home Monday at 2:30am.  Will you join me today thanking God for his safe return and praying for our armed services...

Got any secrets to share?

Last year, my hubby presented a workshop at Hearts at Home called “Five Secrets Every Husband Wishes His Wife Knew.”  It was an incredible workshop that was literally standing room only.  (You can download the MP3 or order a CD HERE.) In September, Mark...

Marriage Monday: The Element of Surprise

Want to add some fun into your marriage?  Add the element of surprise!  But be careful, you need to first determine just how much your spouse likes surprises! Mark says… In our first year of marriage, I threw a surprise birthday party for Jill.  That’s...