The best gift is radical love. Love that selflessly looks past hurt, pain, weaknesses and says, “I believe in you and what God is doing in your life.” I’m involved in an ethics class for my program that has brought a heaviness to my heart. The readings, assignments, and discussions have removed me from the…
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Precious Memories
Quenching the Flame
In continuation of Lisa Compton’s Intimate Interactions Workshop and adding my thoughts and journey……. The next section of the workshop was Igniting the Spark! However! I feel deeply led to come back to that and go to step three next. Step three is…. Quenching the Flame… This morning my devotional from family life for couples…
Thoughts from Parish about Intimacy in Marriage
After a morning of worship and sharing Parish became weepy and shared this with me. It was too good not to share. Thank you Parish for your love, vulnerability, and your willingness to weep with me. God has given man and woman an opportunity through intimacy to create an eternal soul. The union in marriage is a…
Valentine’s All Year Long
“Be exhilarated always with her love.” Proverbs 5:1 Moments with You by the Rainey’s has a daily connections for couples. They suggested having Valentine’s Day all year-long. What if we were thoughtful and deliberate every time we made plans to romance our spouse? Parish and I signed up for a marriage workshop a month ago…
Revelation-Amazing Love
Our Woman of Worth Mentoring Ministries group is studying Revelation. We were in Chapter 19 and 20 in which God describes the end of the tribulation period, the millennium, and the Great White Throne of Judgment. Because Revelation is a revealing of things to come all churches and scholars have their beliefs on many of the…
Your Spouse is Your Neighbor
Ephesians 4: You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore each of you must put off…
Draw Me Away
We enjoyed our anniversary! I was reminded of the Shulamite in Song of Solomon The Shulamite 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. 3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; 4 Draw me away! So we drew away for an overnight. I was listening…
24 Reasons
Happy Anniversary to my love of 24 years! I remember a marriage conference in which a speaker shared you don’t find your soul mate, you work at marriage and your mate BECOMES your soul mate. So true. Parish and I over the years have grown in more ways than one and truthfully it seems that…
Blah Blah Blah
Whatever situation you are in there comes a moment in which the processing of the event or relationship becomes a resounding “blah blah blah”. You’ve circled the mountain one to many times and perhaps insanity is setting in. What action or change needs to take place in order to climb the mountain, forge ahead, and…
Small Things
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. – Mother Teresa Ever notice it’s easier to present a major project at work than it is to do the dishes for the third time in the same day? To listen to one more “It’s not fair!” story, or remind a…
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