Divine Reflection

“Why does he make light of things while we’re in the middle of a disagreement? Does he not know how much this matters to me?” I used to wonder.

Has this thought ever occurred to you?

It certainly has to me. More than once.

And every time, it was the same. I was in emotion...

It's a mistake I see many couples make. He wants one thing. She wants another. A decision has to be made, and they both feel strongly about their choice. A conflict has erupted.

What should be done?!

If you're like 90% of the population, you'd probably say compromise.

It...

For too long the Proverbs 31 woman has stood as a barrier to genuine femininity. It's been a way to measure a woman's worth based on her productivity, or her abilities as a homemaker and housewife. It's been used as a measuring stick to shame women who just can't measu...

I can't believe I'm writing this.

Not only because almost every Christian women's blog has written about this (some of them quite superficially, might I add...) but because for a while I was convinced that the Proverbs 31 woman had it out for me.

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Love her or hate her, almost all of us are familiar with the Proverbs 31 wife and the high standard she sets for all of us women striving to live a Biblical and God-honoring life.

And to be completely honest, I have somewhat of a love-hate relationship with this lady.

Wh...

When you get engaged, one of the first things on your checklist is to find a venue. Your venue will most likely determine your wedding date, and will end up being a significant portion of your wedding budget. It's a big deal! But wedding venue shopping doesn't have to...

Intimacy. It’s the heart of marriage, and is arguably the very purpose for why God created this divine reflection in the first place - it’s a clue that perhaps our desire for closeness mirrors God’s desire as well.

And to be perfectly honest, intimacy in marriage is a n...

Many people say that the first year of marriage is one of the hardest seasons of a couple’s life together. Looking back on my own marriage, I would agree. 

It wasn't all bad by any means, but there were certainly some challenges that I thought I was well prepared f...

How often do you pray for your husband? Or future husband? I’m sure it’s something you do with some degree of regularity, to which I would say “Way to to! You're already winning at this wife thing!"

But how often do you stop to think about HOW you pray for your husband?

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It’s a very simple trick, which is nice because most of the time, relationships are anything BUT simple, (am I right?!) So let’s dive in! This strategy is great to use any time you need to double check what someone means, what someone’s intentions are, or how you hav...