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Does God Send Valentines?

Remember those tiny valentine cards we received from classmates in elementary school? And how much we hoped for something special from a certain boy? One was so precious to me I didn’t share it with anyone, but hid it in my sock drawer. I still remember that because there is something so special about Valentine’s Day. Years later, our lingering... >Full Story

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An Old Testament Lesson on Contentment: Hannah

I’d been praying for a husband for a long time. In fact, I adapted Hannah’s request for a son in I Samuel 1:11 to my situation: “O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a , then I... >Read More



A One-sided Relationship

My husband of twelve years is becoming very distant, non-communicative and unaffectionate towards myself and our children. There is very little communication between us. I feel I give to him all the time and he takes and doesn’t give back. There is no romance anymore, and sex just feels like another chore to me. I feel we are headed... >Read More



Should Wives Really Submit?

I have a difficult time with the word submission. Can you explain just how submissive a wife should be towards a husband without losing her identity and respect? I am not sure where the boundaries are even. It seems like every time I open my mouth I get into trouble because he feels am dividing the family in some... >Read More



Coping with Your Husband’s Job Loss

My cell phone rang on Monday morning while I was working at a client’s office. “Lori, can you meet me at home? I’ve just been let go from my job.” I packed up and got in the car and started to drive, my heart pounding, my mind racing…then the tears started, and I began to pray. Just the previous Sunday... >Read More



Romance for Dummies

Suppose I’ve just taken my wife out on a date, and the next morning a friend asks me what I did last night. Guess my likely response: “Oh we went out to the Keg, it was great – I had one sweet tastin’ steak with all the trimmings! It was so good that Rushia tried to steal a piece. No... >Read More



Letting Go and Moving On

Entering the empty nest for us was a benchmark in our lives. Some things changed forever. For instance, from this time on we would catalogue our lives as BC (before children) and AC (after children). Faced with so many life changes, we did what we often do – we made a list. For us, making our list was a reality... >Read More



Horrible Day

“Love is…not quick to take offense…love keeps no score of wrongs…. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope and its endurance” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7). It was our anniversary. Thirty seven years! We decided to drive to the resort where we had spent our honeymoon. It was only an hour...... >Read More


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