Category: Getting Personal

Friendship in Marriage

  Friendship First: When I asked John what he thought the basis of our marriage was, he responded “We were friends first, and it grew from there.”  In Genesis 2:18-24  Marriage is Gods idea.  From the beginning of time, …

Spiritual Friendships

Spiritual friendships are not typically something girlfriends have conversations about- unless you are already spiritually connected to one of your closest pals. The most important relationship to have spiritually is with the Holy Spirit. The second is with …

Friendships with Non Christians

There are many Scriptures which refer to how to be a friend and Gods expectations for us in our friendships. Lucky for us there are also very clear instructions on what not to do. Most of these things …

Seasonal Friendships

Picking up where we left off last time, I would like to explore seasonal friendships. For everyone, seasons in our lives come and go sometimes without us even noticing what has happened. I remember leaving a job of …

New Friendships

Think of the last 3 conversations you have had with 3 different friends. What did you talk about? *Haircuts? *Clothes? *Handbags? Were your conversations surface junk? Were they shallow and politically correct? Were they in the grand scheme …

January Snow and Friendship

I love the first heavy, fresh fallen snow. It is so clean and beautiful. I try not to mess it up too bad, for as long as I can. I walk the dogs in the same path each …

Crisis in Marraige

When planning for the inevitable crisis in life, we can do many things. We can plan for a fire with smoke detectors and insurance. We can plan for cars to be wrecked with auto insurance and liability insurance. …

Matthew 25:18-31

Matthew 25:18-31 My favorite passage that applies to a lot of things in my life. When you sign up to go on a mission’s trip, there is a list of Reasons to go Provided  in the packet: Enhance …

Prince Charming

For the past year our family has gathered in the living room to tune in to the show “Once Upon A TIme”. It has been a quiet hour of non stop fairy tale action- yet there is somthing …

Giving Your Marraige a Chance

Marriage isn’t for wimps. Sometimes marriage can bring out the wimp in a girl, but for the most part it is a balance of strength and courage. A balance of knowing when to fight and knowing when to …