Lessons Learned, Lessons Lived Archives

You sow, you harvest, . . . and then what? How are you preparing for the next season of growth in your marriage?

While I take a little break for Christmas, I am sharing some posts from my archives. So many women come to marriage with baggage. Some …

Is this a season of joy or a season of stress for you?

How can a wife heal her hurting heart? My years of resistance to intimacy, sexual and otherwise, were built on a foundation of my own …

September 5, 2010, was a significant day in our marriage. It was the day my eyes were opened to the hurt my husband was experiencing …

We are preparing to move, and sorting through family memorabilia can make me feel a bit melancholy. I have so many decisions about what …

By the time we stand before God and community to make our marriage vows, we already have a number of beliefs about marriage and …

Every day, I have one favorite moment. It is when Big Guy walks through the door at the end of the day, puts his lunchbox …

It was bound to happen sooner or later. I wrote something that caused some women to feel hurt. I felt heartsick. I questioned a whole …

The journey toward full intimacy in my marriage has required me to knock down the walls I had erected to protect my heart. Opening myself …

Today is our wedding anniversary, and the weather reminded me of our wedding day. It rained most of the morning, and it was gray the …

Are you missing out on anything because you and your husband define something differently? For me, what I was missing out on was connection.

I was unbearable. I snapped at my husband. My words dripped with sarcasm all day long. I vaguely recall rolling my eyes several times. …

I’ve often heard it spoken around this time of year. “I’m giving up caffeine.” “I’m giving up chocolate.” “I’m giving up Facebook.” And then, …

I went to college back in the day before cell phones, when giving a guy your phone number usually meant writing it on a piece …