Creating a Safe Place in Your Marriage
After coming home from a girls’ getaway with some friends several years ago, I eagerly greeted my husband and we then conversed about our days spent apart. He asked if…
No Quick Fixes
I was frustrated with where I was in life. Nearly every week on social media I would see someone traveling the world or getting married or having children. People my…
Creando un Lugar Seguro en su Matrimonio
Hace varios años, después de volver a casa de una escapada de chicas con algunas amigas, saludé a mi marido ansiosamente y luego conversamos sobre nuestros días aparte. Me preguntó…
Me, a Pastor?
Even though I was a carefree, eight-year-old girl, I could sense the somber mood in the back of the truck as our family huddled together, preparing to cross the Mekong…
A Celebration of Sex
As I sat with a young couple preparing them for marriage, I heard a familiar question, one I had not only heard many times but had also experienced personally. As…
I Still Do: The Healing Power of Marriage Vows
I kind of cringe when I watch my wedding video. The 36-year-old recording shows its age with the grainy picture and muffled audio, but the part that makes me uneasy…
Retirement – Can God Still Use Me?
I grew up in West Des Moines. As a boy I knew Open Bible patriarchs Frank Smith and O. Ralph Isbill. Well, my parents did; I just tagged along. Then…
What’s In Your Closet?
When looking into the closets of most women, you will find clothing of various styles, shapes, and colors. Some clothes fit and some do not. Often these closets are jam…
I Kind of Hoped He Would Die
I used to have to deal with a guy I didn’t like. I felt like he was a conceited liar who purposely instigated fights even to the point that he…