Category: Marriage

• When Sinners Say I Do – Book Review and WW Link-up

  

  I’m always on the lookout for a good Christian marriage book and I think I’ve found one in Dave Harvey’s, When Sinners Say I Do. I feel like Harvey’s book reflects so much of the heartbeat here at Messy Marriage—the beauty of God’s redemption in our lives and marriages when we yield to His purposes […]

  BethSteffaniak

  February 27, 2013

  Book Review, Christ-Centered, Faith in God, Forgiveness, Give-Away, God’s Redemption, Marriage, Wedded Wednesday

  Book Review, Dave Harvey, Gospel-centered Marriage, Gospel-focused, Marriage, Sinners

• How Money Became the Real Ball and Chain in My Marriage

  

  When Gary and I were first married, we were young seminary students with very little money to our name. Unfortunately, I wanted to rework his fashion image. And since I proudly held “a single” credit card to a department store and because Gary needed some clothes, we went on a spending spree!  After all, we […]

  BethSteffaniak

  April 25, 2011

  About Me, Accountability, Bad Habits, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Denial, Discouragement, False Beliefs, Immaturity, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Money Matters, Newlywed, Perseverance, Priorities, Realistic Expectations, Self-sacrifice

  Debt, Financial Problems, Immaturity, Money, Money Matters, Responsibility

• Drive-Thru Marriage

  One evening, not too long ago, my husband Bryan and I were on our way to our Small Group Bible Study.  Because Bryan had been caught in traffic which made him arrive home late from work, we had decided to pick up fast food and eat it in the car on the way to our […]

  BethSteffaniak

  December 11, 2010

  Communication, Expectations, Marriage, Respect