We’ve been discussing submission for the past few days … and I’ve been asking myself this simple question, “What if submission simply begins with being polite?” Though it’s a simple question, it’s not simple to live. The chaos of raising a family, managing finances, and a busy calendar can often push common courtesy away. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” ... [Read More]
Overwhelmed by Love?
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]
Our Written Love Story
Because today's post by Lisa-Jo Baker resulted in me writing my own post in her comments section, which she then so very kindly suggested become a post all it's own ... I offer up a rare two-for-one day. I hope you won't mind. ~*~*~*~ We have months of love letters. Not sent via air mail … but a back and forth exchange of dreams and hopes and fears and transparency mailed tenderly between Alabama and Missouri. Letters sent by two twenty-three year olds who had seen enough of life to know ... [Read More]
More than “The Most” is “The Only”
Some years ago, my husband and I were privileged to hear Gary Thomas speak at an event. At that time, I had only read his book, Authentic Faith (affiliate link), but had determined that he was one of those writers whose every book I wanted to consume. {Which, by the way, has been true!} In the course of the evening, Mr. Thomas shared an idea about beauty which I had never heard before that night. He said that he began praying the day he realized he was to spend his life with his now-wife that ... [Read More]
A Teenager’s View of Proverbs 31
Over the years I've had the great privilege of mentoring countless women from high school students to senior adults. As a mentor, one of my biggest goals is to empower others to trust their ability to read and apply God's Word to their lives. I encourage using the SOAP method of Bible study and checking in with the group to share what they are learning daily. Recently the assigned reading for the teenage girls I mentor was Proverbs 31:10 - 31. They were to read the passage every day and, ... [Read More]
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