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Jimmy Evans of Marriage Today Ministries may be one of my new favorite heroes in the Christian world! After attending Jimmy & his wife Karen’s marriage retreat last fall then laughing my way through their Marriage on the Rock study last semester, I can attest to the incredible wisdom ...
Friends & Dating, Marriage & Family, Sex
Sex by Design
I had this crazy epiphany yesterday, a radical paradigm shift in my thinking! But to make sense of it, I should start at square one. The environment and culture I grew up in echoed a recurring message to me: Sex is bad. As a result, I not only learned that there is something inherently ...
Friends & Dating, Inspiration, Marriage & Family, My Story
Expecting Prince Charming
Ladies, this one is for you. You know when you like a guy — like, REALLY like him — so much you’re willing to let him get away with “bad behavior”, maybe treat you less than you hoped for? Maybe you jump at his last-minute invitations, excuse him when he fails to ...
Celebrations, Friends & Dating, Inspiration, Marriage & Family, Relationships
‘Tis the Season!
Mary DeMuth just posted this fantastic idea. Every day in December leading up to Christmas, her family celebrated the holiday season in a unique way. She created a homemade Advent calendar and wrote ideas to celebrate the season on little slips of paper. She then put one idea in each pocket, ...
Blessings, Friends & Dating, God's Love, Marriage & Family, My Story, Victories
Tribute to My Best Friend: My Husband
Through the years we’ve all gotten on and off various treadmills in our lives. Such treadmills are when we try to earn somebody’s love, attention, respect and admiration. I think we’ve all done it–even when we were unaware that’s what we were seeking. The driven ...
Celebrations, Inspiration, Marriage & Family, My Story, Relationships
Autumn’s in Full Swing!
HAPPY AUTUMN! In honor of my favorite time of year….. I’m posting a fun photo of the homemade apple cider I made recently. [Pumpkin and flowers courtesy of my sweet, thoughtful husband!] Is this the most amazing season or what? I love it, and I think you should too 🙂 Ways my hubby ...
Beliefs, Devos, Forgiveness, Living Free, Marriage & Family, Quotables, Relationships, Wholeness
Settle It Today
A most excellent post–one of the best I’ve read in a long time (by author Regi Campbell). I want to implement this principle in my life: Always settle it today. I hope you will, too. xoxoxox, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Friends & Dating, Health, Inspiration, Marriage & Family, My Story
Life in CommUNITY :)
These last two weeks, I’ve been thinking continuously about living in community. My husband and I are blessed to live on 300 acres in central Texas. It’s a beautiful ranch with cows, thousands of oak and cedar trees, fruit & pecan trees, and God’s peaceful ...
Challenges, Forgiveness, Marriage & Family, My Story, Wisdom for Today
Lessons from the Other Side
Hey Younger Self, I know you won’t get this in time. That’s too bad. It would’ve saved you tremendously, and how I wish that for you! I’ve learned a TREASURED nugget of wisdom along this journey tens years down the road, one that has the power to change your ...
Blessings, Celebrations, Friends & Dating, Health, Inspiration, Living Free, Marriage & Family, Relationships
Creating Art to Bless Others
This is a beautiful way of thinking, via writer Mary DeMuth! If each of us approached our day with an attitude of “How may I bless others through what I create today?”, do you wonder where we would be in this world? Instead of thinking “What can I gain for myself?”, we ...