by Darlene Schacht | Nov 7, 2013 | Marriage, Patience, The Virtuous Life
We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part two in the discussion on the virtue of patience. See the table of contents at the end of this article. The year was 1989. It was our second year of marriage, and we set up...
by Lisa Jacobson | Nov 6, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Marriage
He said it didn’t really matter all that much to him. Sure, it’s his birthday, but he’s not exactly a birthday-guy, if you know what I mean? He doesn’t require – nor necessarily want – a bunch of hoopla when it comes to his day. No presents, no parties, and no...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 4, 2013 | Marriage, Patience, The Virtuous Life
We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part one in the discussion on the virtue of patience. Find the table of contents at the end of this post. If there was one thing about my husband that I could improve, I’d...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 1, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Recipes
Guest contributor, Adina Bailey from Take Them a MealDo you take meals to friends when they are recovering from surgery or welcoming a new baby? These are excellent times to encourage a friend, but as I’ve moved toward middle age (gracefully, of course), I have...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 31, 2013 | Marriage, The Virtuous Life
We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part two in the discussion on the virtue of diligence. Find the table of contents at the end of this post.The topic of diligence brings up the idea of hard work. And yeah, much...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Oct 30, 2013 | Communication, Guest Blogger, Marriage
Guest contributor, Matthew L. Jacobson It wasn’t exactly sound advice but, you had to admit, he had a point. The older gentleman leaned across the table and said, “I learned a long time ago, when you’re having a disagreement with your wife, as soon as you are...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 28, 2013 | Marriage, The Virtuous Life
We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part one in the discussion on the virtue of diligence. Find the table of contents at the end of this post. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 24, 2013 | Love, Marriage, The Virtuous Life
Today we continue our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. This is part 2 on the discussion of love. Please see the index below for previous studies.In his book, The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis writes, “Agape love is the highest level of love known...
by Lisa Jacobson | Oct 23, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Marriage
It’s true. We’ve experienced some sweeping moments in our marriage. Like when we exchanged wedding vows on a lovely September morning. When our first precious child was born. Or when we learned that our fifth child would never walk or talk. When he threw...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 21, 2013 | Christian Living, Kindness, Marriage, The Virtuous Life, Virtue
This is part one of week four in our series, The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. See table of contents at the bottom of this post.This week we’re talking about the virtue of love. I had originally titled this discussion benevolence, another name for...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 17, 2013 | Self Control, The Virtuous Life
Since we’re discussing the virtue of self-control let’s also take a look at self-control (temperance) as a fruit of the Spirit.The question we should look at is this: If self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, wouldn’t it automatically come natural to...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Oct 16, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Marriage
Lisa Jacobson is away this week and therefore we don’t have our regular Wednesday contributor, but we do have a special guest! Her husband Matthew is here to share some encouragement on the topic of communication. It’s refreshing to get a man’s point...
