After a two-day trip away, my husband returned home. It was a snowy, wet night, and because the garage was full with two cars inside – mine and our daughter’s, he parked in the slushy driveway and stepped inside. His shoes dripped with the remains of the winter weather, so he stepped across the hardwood floor onto the dining room rug…the “pretty” rug meant for covering the floor, but not necessarily for wiping wet feet. I inwardly cringed, then asked,
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Gifts For Your Husband Who Has Everything
The Christmas season passes so quickly, doesn’t it? Many years ago my husband and I realized that we weren’t taking the time to really enjoy the season as a couple. Christmas would come and go and we hadn’t really taken time to enjoy our own decorations or spend time with one another. It was then that we began exchanging gifts for the Twelve Days of Christmas. Here’s how we did it – we would purchase small gifts for one another and beginning on December 12th, we would sit near the tree and exchange one gift each night. Sometimes we’d enjoy a Christmas treat as well. We lingered. We listened to music. We talked and laughed. It seemed to stretch out the holidays for us and it was wonderful.
We considered picking up that idea again for this year, but as I thought and thought AND thought about what I could get him, I got frustrated before I even started shopping. Then I came up with another idea that was even better than the original plan!
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Ministry, Majesty and Marriage
This fall is a very busy season of ministry. It began two weekends ago when we had the blessing of attending a couple’s retreat at The Wilds. As always, I was so refreshed and encouraged by our time there.
The Lord knew I would need that weekend before heading to California where I would speak at Ironwood camp. Philippians 2:13
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Don’t Let the Marriage Well Go Dry
You can listen to the post on the Refresh Her podcast.
I grew up a city girl and never had a well on our property. However, I know enough to say that if you have a well on your land and it goes dry, you have problems! How would one know if the well was beginning to dry up? Let’s get the picture of that dry well in our head. You go to the faucet to get a drink and you notice some problems –
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Your Marriage Needs Time Away
We tend to think that getting away together as a couple is that “little extra” thing we do just for fun. It certainly does include fun times, but I’m here to argue that I believe that in order for a marriage to be growing and healthy, time away is essential.
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