Category: Wedded Wednesday
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Feel Alone in Marriage or Life?
I’ve been scouring over my journals from my very messy marriage years because I’m working on writing the book – Messy Marriage {Yay!}. And as I’ve done so, I’ve recalled how alone and alienated I often felt during those years {Not so Yay!}. In a messy marriage it’s easy to feel that you and…
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Is God ‘Setting You Up’ for Something Better?
I love a good mystery. And I bet many of you are gobbling up great summer suspense novels while sipping tea poolside or taking in the latest suspense movie while downing lots of buttery popcorn. What fun! But I’m here to tell you about a suspenseful story that I read recently … It’s found in…
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5 Ways Remorse Can Set You Free!
In the U.S. we’re all gearing up to celebrate the 4th of July, our nation’s Independence Day. But there’s another type of freedom you may need to pursue and claim. Do you: Struggle to let go of the regrets you have regarding past “messes” you’ve made? Continually feel responsible for the pain and consequences…
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When You’re Attracted to Someone Else
Can you relate? You’ve been feeling it coming on for weeks, maybe months now. Every time you see this person s/he makes you feel special, noticed. You know it’s not right to feel this way about someone other than your spouse, but it’s been a long time since your spouse looked at you that…
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Validation Does Not Equal Agreement
Recently I had a comment on my post, How to Validate Your Spouse’s Feelings. It read: “How do I validate my wife’s feelings when I disagree with the facts she is basing those feelings on? I understand the feelings but want to help her recognize the distorted facts so she doesn’t have to feel hurt.”…
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Do You Have Emotionally Healthy Spirituality?
Recently I was at a conference and had the privilege of meeting author Peter Scazzero while attending the class he led on Emotionally Healthy Discipleship. I’d read his Emotionally Healthy Spirituality book years ago and gleaned so much wisdom and practical/spiritual insight from it, so I was really excited to hear more from him. (By…
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5 Lies about Conflict
I’ve never really liked conflict. But I’ve also embraced certain lies about conflict in my past that have colored the way I feel about conflict. Now that God has revealed the truth to me about these lies, I have a better understanding about conflict. Allow me to share 5 Lies about Conflict … 1. …
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5 Languages of Apology
I hear a lot about Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages, and I believe this book can be very useful for a couple struggling with communication, conflict resolution, and bitterness. However, Dr. Chapman and coauthor Jennifer Thomas also wrote The Five Languages of Apology, giving us a greater understanding of how to express our regret and…
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You Always Have a Choice
This is something that I often forget when the heat is on. I feel like I need to step in and take control of the “wall” I’ve just hit. I think that by wagging my boney finger in that walls face, it will move or, better yet, bow to my commanding voice! I think that…
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How Flabby is Your Forgiveness?
I have a weekly routine of exercise. When I miss it, like the break I took last week when I was out of town at the Exponential Conference in Florida, I can feel it when I get back to my usual routine. It doesn’t take more than a week to feel “flabby.” That’s true of…
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