by Janelle Nehrenz | May 27, 2014 | Recipes
Just the smell of this delicious dessert will have you drooling! Summer is almost here and I can’t think of a better dessert to make with fresh berries. Using pre-made pie crust makes this a very quick and easy recipe, but still tastes every bit as homemade. Serve...
by Darlene Schacht | May 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
A question went out to our Facebook group the other day, asking the women what their favorite Christian marriage books were. 277 comments later we had a long list of books to choose from. I went through the list today, pulling out the top ten, and ranking them in...
by Darlene Schacht | May 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Going into the long weekend, I know that many families will be spending a little extra time together. I thought it would be a great time to remind all of us to give our husbands some praise and encouragement. Courtney Joseph says it all so well in her video below. I...
by Lisa Jacobson | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
I suppose I took it for granted. After all, I had been a missionary in Africa. Graduated from seminary. He was heavily involved in Christian publishing. We were both serious about our faith. A spiritual match made in heaven. You’d think. Yeah, I figured our...
by Jennifer Thorn | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
My husband and I would never have been friends if we had met in high school. I was a rule-follower, he was a rule-breaker. I was obedient, compliant, and rarely got in trouble. Joe never did any homework. He mouthed off to the teachers, ran with the rough crowd, had...
by Ruth Schwenk | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
A year ago, we moved into a quaint and modest three-bedroom brick house. Built in the 1920s, it’s a beautiful home for its age, but it also has its bumps and bruises. Like anything, time takes its toll. But it has, and still, endures. If you have ever bought anything...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | May 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Could you stand up in a room and say, without embarrassment, “We’re not perfect but even so, I encourage you to follow our example in marriage?” A godly couple can say this because of what’s missing from their marriage (and because of what’s there, but that’s...
by Heidi St. John | May 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 25:11 says, “Right words spoken in the right time are like apples of gold in a silver setting.” Have you ever struggled with controlling your tongue? I have. There are times when I think to myself, “I can’t believe I just said that out loud.” In fact, I’ve...
by Darlene Schacht | May 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
We’re on chapter the last chapter in our book club for The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. The topic today is The Courageous Wife. (Find the other posts here.) I wonder how David felt just before he faced Goliath. Was he afraid? Was he facing the giant...
by Guest Contributor | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve asked Amy Young to share her “Open Letter to Pastors,” with us. I came across this article a few years ago and it really spoke to my heart as the best medicine for me. I hope it serves to encourage you as it does me. Link to original here. Dear...
by Renee Swope | May 8, 2014 | Healing, Marriage, Prayer, Redemption
I don’t know exactly when it started, I just remember feeling angry and frustrated with my husband – almost every single day – for weeks. One evening after a pretty intense “discussion,” J.J. told me that no matter what he did or how hard...
by Lisa Jacobson | May 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure what started it. But I suspect it had something to do with this one book I’d read a few years back. I’m not saying the author intended to communicate this message, but it’s certainly what I concluded. If I wanted to be a a good wife – a...
