“[I assure you] by the pride which I have in you in [your fellowship and union with] Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily [I face death every day and die to self].” 1 Corinthians 15:31 (AMP) My … [Read more...]
"31 Days of Love" Marriage Challenge
In the fall of 2011, I put out a challenge to all women who wanted to make a difference in their marriage by offering their husbands a 31-day gift of love."31 Days of Love" challenges women to live … [Read more...]
Day 1 – Bringing a Gift of Love
Image from Google imagesThe woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the … [Read more...]
Day 2 – Welcome Home Daddy
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.~Proverbs 31:11-12When our husband's come home from a long, hard day … [Read more...]
Day 3 – Do You Like Your Husband?
Train the young women to…love their husband.” Titus 2:4Titus 2 gives us a checklist of seven good things that older women in the church are to pass along to the younger women in the church. The first … [Read more...]
Day 4 – Captivating Your Husband
May you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer – may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. ~ Proverbs 5:18,19The Webster definition of … [Read more...]
Day 5 – Marriage and in-laws
My mother-in-law (shown above with my children)is one of my best friends.“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set … [Read more...]
Day 6 – Two Ways to Pursue Your Husband
Fourteen years ago my husband chose to begin pursuing me with a prank phone call. It's not how a couple usually meets, but it's how we met. We were both college students at the Moody Bible Institute, … [Read more...]
Day 7 – This is His Idea of a Date?!
Our home is about 20 minutes from Washington DC. We live in the midst of amazing cultural and racial diversity and I love it! Unfortunately, at times you can cut the racial tension with a knife! … [Read more...]
Day 8 – Who is on the Throne in Your Marriage?
Can you remember the time when you were a new bride and you couldn’t wait to serve and please your husband? Maybe greeting him at the door with a passionate kiss? Making him his favorite meal? … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Making Every Day a "Root Canal" Day
I should never be a nurse. Actually, I should never go anywhere near the medical field.When my children are sick, I am extremely gentle and nurturing. However, when my husband is sick, my gentleness … [Read more...]
Day 10 – Rise Up My Love
Photo Credit: Yvonne KolevIt used to be so quiet...Just the two of us...After a beautiful courtship...We started out a journey...A journey of beauty, youth, newness, and love...With a threefold cord, … [Read more...]