Tag: Christian marriage
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The Gift of the Window and the Magic of Winter: Playing in the Snow
3/24/26 (an entry from my dream journal) Daniel and I sat next to one another during our nightly devotional. I looked into his warm blue eyes, and my heart filled with gratitude as my mind began to catch up with reality. One year ago today, I was a mere month away from meeting the love…
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The Gift of God’s Timing: When Two Become One
And the two will become one flesh. (Ephesians 5:31) For many years, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be married. A part of me did, a big part, but there was also a part of me that feared I would lose myself, my identity. I’ve come to realize, the reason I had these reservations wasn’t…
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The Gift of God’s Timing: I Said Yes
I heard the still small voice in my spirit whisper, “No matter how dark it gets, will you keep your eyes on my face?” “Yes.” I replied. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end. (Isaiah 69:20) In 2024, my faith was repeatedly put to the test as I…
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The Gift of Mothers and Mountains: Covered in Love
I’ve been inspired lately by mountains with my recent visit to Monte Sano. Mountains are awe-inspiring, majestic, and they cover about 24% of the earth’s surface. Taking in this breath taking natural wonder, I was reminded of the beauty and the majesty of mothers. Both mountains and mothers both possess great strength and stability as…
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The Gift of Apples
A coworker and I have a unique love language, a ritual where we will randomly gift each other fruits. The other morning, I walked into work and saw a beautiful ripe apple on my desk. I was incredibly grateful yet found myself wishing for something different—watermelon. Unfortunately though, watermelon just isn’t in season. I felt…
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The Gift of a Sleeping Baby
We got a new baby at the center at work, and she is the cutest little thing. As I sat with her the other day, rocking her to sleep, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is how God sees His children—absolutely adorable. There’s something about a sleeping baby that activates a part of us.…
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The Gift of a Heart Hidden in God
“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man would have to seek after God just to find her.” -unknown For many years of my life, I held my own heart in my hands, ready and willing to give it to anyone I felt like I could love. My heart was anything…
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The Gift of a Boat
I woke up the other morning with a worship song playing in my head—“Build a Boat” by Colton Dixon. “I will build a boat in the sand where they say it never rains. I will stand up in faith; I’ll do anything it takes. With your wind in my sails, your love never fails or…
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The Gift of a Wife: Becoming the Proverbs 31 Woman
He who finds a wife finds a good thing. (Proverbs 18:22) What makes a wife? A wedding ceremony, a ring on your finger, a shared bank account and living space? I want to make a bit of an ironic claim: The “Proverbs 31 woman” was a wife before she had a husband and would have…
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The Gift of an Unanswered Prayer
“God answers prayers in three different ways: yes, not yet, I have something better in mind.” Unknown When I was in my mid twenties, I thought I was in love. I’ve never prayed so hard for someone to stay in my life, and I never will again. It was never God’s will for this person…
