by Matthew L. Jacobson | Apr 2, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
Living near the Oregon Coast, sooner or later you’re going to see it – two seagulls fighting over a dead fish. It’s a lot of squawking, biting, flapping, snapping, and tugging. But as soon as you get near, they take wing and float peacefully on the breeze as if...
by Karen Ehman | Apr 1, 2014 | Husbands, Marriage, Marriage Challenge, Uncategorized
“[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 15-year-old son has a fondness for iPod games; ones where a creature...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 28, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
Today we’re onto chapter six in our book club for The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife: 18 Powerful Lessons for Personal Growth. Today’s chapter is on the virtue of encouragement. More information on the book club is found underneath the post. (View table of...
by Lisa Jacobson | Mar 26, 2014 | Kindness, Marriage, Uncategorized
I was always so happy to see her. Whenever my friend dropped by – I dropped everything. Smiled and gave her a hug. Suggested that she stay awhile and made her a cup of tea. They were just little things, I know. But it was my way of saying “I care about you” and “you...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Mar 19, 2014 | Marriage
We tend to live as if our physical bodies belong to us. For the true follower of Jesus Christ, this is never true. Like the silver in Jean Valjean’s life, a price has been paid for us. Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost . . . and that you...
by Ashleigh Slater | Mar 18, 2014 | Marriage
Spring cleaning and me, we have a love-hate relationship. You see, I love that this yearly ritual spawns a clean, organized, and clutter-free house. Well, as clutter-free as the lived-in home of four kids ages 9 and under can be. What I don’t so much like is...
