Tag: Courage

• What I Learned from a Fight with My Husband

  

  Toward the end of my month-long reorganizing, repairing, and purging that I was doing in my house in June, my husband and I had a fight. Mind you, it wasn’t related to the hard work that we were doing on the house. But it was a doozy of a misunderstanding on both our parts. I…

  BethSteffaniak

  July 19, 2016

  About Me, Acceptance, Alienation, Anger, Avoidance, Blaming, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Expectations, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Fear, Forgiveness, Grace, Humility, Insecurity, Love, Love of God, Marriage, Negative Self-Talk, Pain, Perspective, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Resentments, Responsibility, Safety, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Soft Heart Series, Surrender, Trust, Truth, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday, Withdrawal

  Conflict, Courage, God’s Protection, Love, Perspective, Resentments, Truth, Vulnerability, Withdrawal

• Coming Out as a Christian to Your Unbelieving Spouse

  

  I’m excited to have yet another edition of “Picking Hubby’s Brain” as we endeavor to answer one of the many questions we’ve been given from you our readers/viewers on how to navigate challenges in marriage. This husband’s question deals with “change” and in particular dealing with a drastic change in marriage, moving from atheism to…

  BethSteffaniak

  April 17, 2016

  Acceptance, Attitude, Authenticity, Avoidance, Bonding, Change, Christ-Centered, Communication, Confession, Conflict, Differences, Encouragement, Faith in God, Fear, Love for God, Marriage, Openness, Positive Focus, Respect, Spiritual Mismatch, Truth, Vulnerability

  Atheism, Belief Systems, Change, Christianity, Confession, Courage, Faith in God, Fear, Truth, Vulnerability

• Have a ‘Scary Good’ Marriage? And Linkup!

  

  It’s seems crazy to think about it, but the characters, as well as, the audience that clamors for more of the movie 50 Shades of Grey are really seeking the “scary good” that can only be experienced through the deep intimacy of a committed and safe marriage. God’s intimacy with us is represented by the…

  BethSteffaniak

  February 17, 2015

  Abuse, Acceptance, Affection, Bonding, Choices, Christ-Centered, Comfort, Commitment, Confession, Faith in God, Fear, Humility, Intimacy, Safety, Self-sacrifice, Sex & Sexuality, Surrender, Trust, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday

  Courage, Inhibitions, Intimacy, Openness, Safety, Self-Disclosure, Sexual Relationship, Trust in God, Vulnerability