This is when it’s easy … the whole courteously reverent thing. When he’s in a tux looking at you as though you are the only beautiful woman he’s ever seen. When “till death do us part” is poetry echoing in your soul. When you feel as though your heart might explode from the great joy that is crashing over you … wave after wave of wonder and gratitude. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:22 NIV) Courtesy comes so easy on the honeymoon … in fact, for many of us, we ... [Read More]
What if?
Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential. ~ Will Cuppy What if, instead of merely nodding along as others speak, waiting for our chance to jump in and share our brilliance … what if, just for the weekend, we truly listened? What if, in place of smiling at our children’s earnest play then doing our own thing … what if, just for the weekend, we joined them in their fun? What if, as our husbands work on tasks about the home during their days off from work … ... [Read More]
Courteously Reverent
All over the blogosphere lately I keep seeing posts on marriage, submission, roles of husband and wife. I’ve even written on the topic of practical submission. In fact, I have an eBook all about submission in marriage. So, you might be asking at this moment, “Why, TL, are you writing on this topic again?” Because I can’t escape this one verse … especially the way Peterson writes it in The Message: Out of respect for Christ, be courteously reverent to one another. Ephesians 5:21 You may be ... [Read More]
Simple Counsel
Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before. Seems strange now to think that it was a new experience for me. It was, after all, something most of my peers did several years ago and something many of my younger friends do regularly now. But for me … it was new. I went to a MOPS meeting. Not as a mother or a mentor … but as a panel member. A bit strange to me, this recognition that I have become one of the older mothers. Feels a little bit weird to imagine that anyone would ask me a ... [Read More]
What is your finish line?
A gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it. ~ Cool Runnings The writer of Hebrews admonishes us to “run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (12:1 NIV). And so often I see people running … hard, dedicated, passionate … but I wonder if they are seeking the true finish line. We’re told in the second verse of that chapter that our finish line is Jesus Christ. That’s it. Christ is the end … “the author and perfecter of our ... [Read More]
Last vestiges of summer
We are a mere nine days from the start of school this year. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to believe my baby will be in 5th grade ... the last year of elementary school is here. Seriously? Wasn't I just bringing this home from the hospital? As these moments rush past me, I'm making a decision rooted in overflowing love to spend more time with her during these final days of summer laziness. Unplugging for the most part and going to one of our favorite places, we'll be spending ... [Read More]
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