I was excited to read The Mediterranean Love Plan: 7 Secrets to Life-Long Passion in Marriage, by Steve and Misty Arterburn – and honestly a bit skeptical too. I know marriage can’t be boiled down to just 7 secrets. It also doesn’t depend on grand adventures and mystery. A lot of marriage is routine, day […]
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From Fixer to Prayer: Pray A to Z Stories, Marriages
Happy New Year, friends! I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends celebrating the gift of Christ. And if your new year is off to a rocky start, you are not alone. Now more than ever, I’m committed to being a person of prayer. Rather than letting worry and anxiety rule […]
Shining a Light on Addiction
I hope you had a chance to read yesterday’s Pray A to Z post from Cindy Bultema. If not, hop on over and read her incredible story of freedom from drug addiction. Addiction is so prevalent, and yet often so hidden. We don’t talk about it, and that prevents us from getting the help we […]
Pray A to Z: Marriage
Today, we continue our series Pray A to Z, and M is for Marriage. If you’ve missed a few posts, you can get caught up on the series here. If you don’t have your printable prayer cards yet, you may download them for free, here. Paul and Edith celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary this past […]
‘Twas the night before cancer surgery {& a Chicken Soup for the Soul giveaway}
[pinit] One of the greatest privileges on earth is the opportunity to care for one another. I think we often forget that. So often, our care for one another feels so small, so insignificant in the scheme of the great world around us. Caring often happens in small, private moments, unseen by the greater world. […]
Faith, Farming & Friday Links
Monday I will wrap up the coffee-computer saga. God worked in some incredible ways, and I can’t wait to share with you what He did. My my recent article for the West Michigan Christian News featured a local farming family and how their faith impacts how they farm. I love all the interviews I get […]