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Are You a Peaceful Wife?
One of my favorite things about doing ministry is the stellar people that I meet. This gal is one of them. I love the title of her blog: Peaceful Wife. The concept of peace is one that eludes many of …...
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What Advice Would YOU Give?
The following post is from a delightful young woman who is part of our online ministry team. Her name is Leah. She blogs over at www.LeahHeffner.com – you should totally subscribe to her. She used to...
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More than the Remote…Thoughts about Controlling Men…
And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 Today’s post is from a sharp woman named Jennifer. She blogs over at UnbrokenWoman.com. When it comes to...
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Missing …
I could see her black and white polka dot leggings beneath the hanging banners. Her moving spotted legs kept my attention. Eleven years old and too young to wander the museum alone, I continued to...
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Manipulation…?
Groggy, I scowled. The getting ready sounds of my husband filled my ears at 5:30am today. My addiction to caffeine is but one of the symptoms of my official, “not a morning person” status. And when my...
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Got Arguing? Want to Stop Some of It?
That wasn’t right. Her husband, telling a story about one of their kids, got part of it wrong. Ever been there? Listening to him, knowing his facts are incorrect… Ever jump in and make it “right?” Or...
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New Mercies for New Moms…
One of our bloggers, Leah Heffner, has a new post today that made me weep with remembrance and regret…and thankfulness. If you are in the “been there and done that crowd” parenting teens or children...
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For Once I Got it Right!
My mother-in-law gave me the best advice when I had my first child. It was the week before I returned to my part-time training job in the evenings. I was lamenting leaving the baby with my husband (her...
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When The Respect Dare Doesn’t Work…
A while back, I posted about a woman wrote to me about doing The Respect Dare book. Having completed all the assignments, she found herself stuck on the last one, where she was to talk about what she...
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When Your Feelings Hurt…
Southbound I-71 commuter traffic started thickening. He weaved in and out of the lanes. The sun started to emerge to the left of us. I put on my sun glasses. He glanced and smiled at me. I smiled back....
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He Doesn’t Deserve Respect…
If your marriage is difficult, understand that the enemy wants you to believe you have just TWO CHOICES: 1) Stay and be miserable… or … 2) Divorce… He’s pretty good at what he does. He’ll tell you...
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Got Pain?
The surgery is a week away. An expert surgeon, one of just a few in the country who does this procedure, will sever the membranes in my 15 year old son’s chest from his sides, slide a curved metal bar...
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Tired of Doing it ALL??
Saturday, I asked my husband to drill holes in my flower pots because they needed to drain more effectively. He left yesterday (four days later) for a three day business trip without doing it. I had...
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Got Questions?
Reblogged from the RESPECT DARE ... for teenagers: So here we are. I'll bet if you are like us at all, you are wondering about a ton of stuff. And there's like nobody... NOBODY... you are cool with...
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Can You Trust Him?
So today’s the day. We packed up clothes for the week, and a pillow pet hippo, and left around 5:30am. And we’ve been sitting here in the hospital surgery waiting area for a while. No news yet, but...
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Small Things…
Small moments that make up the entirety of a day have become to accumulate. And somehow, it is Wednesday afternoon already. I wrote for a post on PeacefulWife.com for tomorrow. Actually He wrote it –...
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There Aren’t Enough Words…
And I’m not really a writer… But sometimes it helps to write… not sure why… My friend Sandy spent years talking to me about the benefits of journaling. I told her one day, “I just don’t journal, I...
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What I Wish Women Knew about The Respect Dare…
The title of this blog cracked me up, because I’m really no one who should have that much enthusiasm attached to her name. I just want to remind everyone that any good you see in me is His Spirit...
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Real Conflict…What Do You Think?
I have the privilege of a number of close relationships where the intimate details of interactions are shared with me, often over coffee. This is one of them. Consent’s been given to share it with you....
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She Did What She Could Do…
Ten years ago, he broke their covenant… with another woman. He seemed repentant. He apologized. He said it was over. And a few months ago, she started wondering again. She confronted him, Matthew...
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