Pressing Pause = Pressing Play

There's just not enough time in a day. Last November it's as if I was in a time warp. Between the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, planning for Christmas, and staring at our upcoming, obligation-filled month of December, I was short on time. This was in addition to the normal day to day tasks of life such …

Getting Out of a Rut

It was the longest car ride ever. We went an hour and a half without speaking to one another on what was supposed to be a fun, once-in-a-while, day date between just the two of us. It was awkward and the tension was stifling, even though no one was saying a word. What was going …

Speaking My Language: Physical Touch (Pt. 6)

We’ve been working through a series on the Five Love Languages based on the work of Gary Chapman. Click the links below to catch up! Part One: Introduction Part Two: Words of Affirmation Part Three: Quality Time Part Four: Receiving Gifts Part Five: Acts of Service Holding hands while strolling down the street. A gentle …

Speaking My Language: Acts of Service (Pt. 5)

We’ve been working through a series on the Five Love Languages based on the work of Gary Chapman. Click the links below to catch up! Part One: Introduction Part Two: Words of Affirmation Part Three: Quality Time Part Four: Receiving Gifts The smell of coffee when you wake up from bed. Getting assistance with a …

Speaking My Language: Receiving Gifts (Pt. 4)

We’ve been working through a series on the Five Love Languages based on the work of Gary Chapman. Click the links below to catch up! Part One: Introduction Part Two: Words of Affirmation Part Three: Quality Time Today our discussion involves receiving and giving gifts. This will come as no surprise to those who know …

Speaking My Language: Quality Time (Pt. 3)

We've been working through a series on the Five Love Languages based on the work of Gary Chapman. Click the links below to catch up! Part One: Introduction Part Two: Words of Affirmation At my core, I thrive on solitude and quiet time. I'll spend hours tinkering around the house/yard by myself and time simply …

Speaking My Language: Words of Affirmation (Pt. 2)

I can live for two months on a good compliment. Mark Twain The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21 We have began a series on the Five Love Languages based on the work of Gary Chapman. You can find part one here. This love language is especially close to my heart …

Speaking My Language: An Introduction to the Five Love Languages (Pt. 1)

Have you ever been unable to communicate with someone due to a difference in language and custom? I've had the privilege of traveling internationally several times in my life, including trips to Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, and several countries in Europe during a three month study abroad. It's an uneasy feeling to be so far away …

Don’t Be Wise In Your Own Eyes – Accepting Influence

I don't like to admit I'm wrong. There, I said it. When there is an important decision to make in our marriage (important can mean where we invest our money or what we're eating that night) my anxious mind has usually already considered all the possibilities and arrived at what I consider to be the …

Quick To Hear, Slow to Speak – The Art of Listening

Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.James 1:19 The amount of relational wisdom in scripture is stunning. I'll never forget a friend pointing this out to me after a Bible class. We had been studying the book of James, and he observed that even if one wasn't a believer …