by Matthew L. Jacobson | May 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
When it comes to offenses between spouses, a good memory is very bad. There’s nothing quite like regularly referencing the list of your spouse’s past offenses and failures to close a heart and prevent true intimacy and fellowship. There is a deep-seated unkindness...
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...
