Marriage & Relationships
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Romans 12:9-10
Why is it difficult to be a good mother raising children and a good wife? A question I never thought I would have to ask. The hardships I faced as a mother and wife were not part of my everyday imagination when I pretended to be my future life as a child. I never pretended to be upset with my husband and take it out on my children....
The sacrifices a wife makes to raise her children while her husband works are a bittersweet experience. It’s not just about everything that the majority of women give up being a SAHM, but it’s missing the person who allows you to be so blessed to become a SAHM, because he has to be the one to leave the home to make it happen. It is easy for me...
When Josh was in the Academy, he sent me a song, “Shania Twain—You’re Still The One,” which made me break down in tears. I was in tears of gratitude to God because I had a core memory replay in my mind as if I was re-living the first time I heard that song. It was when I was about 6-7 years old, and my mother was driving my...
I Am, A Praying Wife The other day, I talked to my sister and randomly blurted out, “I was meant to be a wife!” My sister asked me, “Where did that come from? We are talking about the kid’s potty training, and you just bust out saying that.” I responded, “I don’t know where that came from; I just felt it in my spirit, and it just came...
Without a healthy relationship with God, it is impossible to grow, mature, and sustain a healthy relationship with your significant other. When God created Adam, he showed us firsthand what a relationship looks like. A relationship is full of trust, providence, and love that only God could establish first so that Adam could replicate that love back to God and later Eve. But as you can see, Adam...
There is a time, or way too many to count when a marriage experiences the rollercoaster effect. The rollercoaster can be anything, including infidelity, abuse of any kind, non-communication, and more. With such a rollercoaster comes havoc and strain on a marriage unprepared to face such a battle. Let me not forget that one or both spouses become defensive and do not understand the struggle. They can completely change character, trying...
I was reminded that when God gives you a blessing, remember it as a blessing. It’s easy to complain and go defensive when it gets hard, but blessings are not just meant for you entirely. It’s not meant to be completely easy. It is not meant for you to complain about and handle it lightly when entrusted to you. A blessing is a gift! A gift that transforms...
Testimony What I am about to type is a vulnerable topic for me to speak about, but a much-needed topic that needs to be shared for every female (and male) in or seeking a relationship. I want this testimony to be a lesson shared with you to encourage you to hold onto something that God made beautiful—your purity in sex. Whether you still have it or gave it...
Have you ever felt like your beginning story with your spouse was not only extraordinary but exhilarating to the extent that it made you feel so alive? You were not only in the butterfly stage, but when you started seeing the real them, you still imagined them being your life partner. Every moment then seemed so spontaneous, but you suddenly realized as time went on that the intimacy...
A four-letter word that people tend to yearn for is love. We all have a different view of what that looks like, but from past or new experiences, we all know that butterfly feeling that can make a person plan their whole life with their significant other. Once you and your partner have shared deep intimate relations, a new stage appears in a question like this. “Would you...
Today, it is common to see that women have come to their senses of knowing their worth and can take on any challenge just like their superior, “Man.” So much so that it seems that women—not all, but a good amount—have shifted simple mannerisms at the cost of losing their pride. I want to review today’s “Do I serve my man without a ring?” question. Short Story:...