"I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well." (Psalm 139:14, NKJV)
Think back to the moment you first "fell" in love with your...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Are You on Common Time?
There is a unique eclipse that occurs every day. If you are not looking for it, you may miss its beautiful significance. It is the sacred intersection of time when you and your spouse are simply together....
Friday, January 27, 2012
At the Crossroads
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/And sorry I could not travel both...I took the one less traveled by/And that has made all the difference." ~Robert Frost
You are probably familiar with these first...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Hidden Treasures of Suffering
"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." (II Corinthians 12:10)
If you and your...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
An Hour of Refreshing
There are some days when my husband has to work long days, sometimes 13 or 14 hours. He literally returns home exhausted. Yesterday was one of those days.
Of course, these inevitably are the nights...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Love or Religion?
The marriage union is a type and shadow of our covenant relationship with Christ. Because of this predefined parallel, problems that arise in your marriage must be answered by spiritual...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Smoothing out the Wrinkles
"Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers...
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Sound of Your Marriage
My favorite word to say is on-o-mat-o-poe-ia. Basically, these are words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make. Zip,boom, plop, crackle, plink are just a few examples....
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A Trial Separation
For the next thirty (30) days, Adam and I will have a trial separation.....from television!! (hope we didn't scare anyone out there). The title was designed to grab your attention and distract you from...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Recipe for Comfort Food
"Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing." ~I Thessalonians 5:11 (NKJV)
There is something indescribably satisfying about digging into comfort food when you...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Strengthen Your Immune System
"When it comes to health, when the body feels safe and is at ease, the nervous system is able to quiet and be more normal. Then the immune system is able to function better. When the body is safe and...
Monday, January 16, 2012
It's All How Ya Look at It
"Vision is the art of seeing things invisible to others." ~Jonathan Swift This past Saturday my husband and I embarked on a garage sale scavenger hunt. We thought this would be a fun way to spend time...
Friday, January 13, 2012
We Lost the Key
This past Thanksgiving my husband and I decided to start off our morning on the right turkey toe by going on a jog. We had stuffed two feasts into one day—lunch with my immediate family, then dinner with...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Pronunciation (ah-TOL-uh-guhs)
A few months ago, I signed up for one of those "word of the day" e-mails in hopes of expanding my vocabulary. More often than not, these remained unopened in my inbox, but today, out of sheer curiosity,...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sharing Your Dreams
God desires to know us and communicate with us so deeply; He will even speak to us in our sleep. There are many types of dreams. Some dreams spark creativity, others may be prophetic, or used to guide...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Happy Anniversary, Adam!
Three years ago, God blessed me with the most wonderful husband, Adam Donald Galey. I remember the morning of our wedding, flittering around, attending to all the seemingly important details of the day....
Monday, January 9, 2012
Love is the Catalyst to Change
As I was browsing through the newsfeed on facebook, a post from an old high school friend caught my attention and my heart. It is from Tim Keller's recently released book, Meaning of Marriage: "Love...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Don't be Surprised
My husband is so full of wisdom. I am so thankful that he is my leader. Yesterday he said, "So many times we pray for change, but then we are surprised when things begin to change. God always answers...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Learning from Ants
As I was jogging around our nature trail this morning, an ant bed caught my eye. It was carefully constructed over a wooden log. I thought how enormous this log must appear to such a minuscule creature....
Sunday, January 1, 2012
New Year, New Heights!
With the new year, couples will dream up their new year's resolutions. Like years in the past, resolutions always start with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, if they are not grounded in strategy...
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