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    4 Things My Wife Does That Make Me Love Her More Everyday

      Today as my husband headed back to work after his lunch break, he handed me a flash drive. He said that it contained a guest post for my blog. If I read it, I had to publish the post on my blog. Nick knew my curiosity levels would be through the roof. It took less than 45 minutes for me to get the kids down for naps before I read this post. And yes, I cried while reading it.  Nick’s Guest Post: When I offered to write a guest post for my wife’s blog because she is busy and has a lot on her plate, she thought I would…

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    How To Approach The Holidays With Your Unsaved Family

      Joy to the World, it is the Holiday season! In America, the holiday season stretches all the way from Halloween time until the New Year.  That is almost three whole months of time that you have to manage family expectations for where you spend what days, who gets what gifts, and who hosts what dinners. Let’s face it. Holidays can be stressful for any family. Add in the fact that sometimes you have unsaved family that chooses to celebrate the holiday season very differently than you. This can give you a whole pile of emotional decision-making to endure! Our Family’s Story Growing up, my family barely touched Halloween at…

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    How To Love Your Neighbor When He Is Your Husband

    *This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through these links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Thanks for your support of this ministry!*   Ladies, I think I have been spending a little too much time with my husband this summer. We ended up taking on three separate projects this summer that required us spending every moment together working as a team. Honestly, my husband and I already spend most of his hours away from work together. It is rare to see one of us without the other. Which is why this summer was so shocking to me. I mean…

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    Why We Need To Celebrate Christian Dads

      The Unsung Christian Hero: Dad! Yesterday, I had a emergency church board meeting that I had to attend. The topic of which was going to be a very challenging subject and one that no one was wanting to address. Since I am a part of the church board, it meant all the sudden my husband had to take on all the responsibilities of cleaning up the kids’ supper messes, bathing, jammies, story times, and tucking kids in by himself. This after he had been up since 5 that morning and done a full, long day of work. Normally, we do the bedtime routine together and it takes half the…

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    Decisions I Made As A Single Woman That Continue To Bless My Marriage

    *This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through these links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Thanks for your support of this ministry!*   I still remember the day clearly. My 12-year-old self had recently finished reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Within my heart was a desire to be set apart from the world. For starters, I decided to save myself for my future husband. In my eagerness, I even plastered the verse from Proverbs on my bedroom wall, “She does her husband good, not evil, all the day of her life.” In my decision to do my husband…

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    Gift Ideas For The Christian Dad (That He Actually Wants!)

      My hubby makes it possible for me to stay home full time with our two kids. We are planning to homeschool our kids because he makes that a priority. Plus, he sets aside time every evening to let me enjoy peace and quiet and to work on my blog (which is a HUGE sanity saver for this SAHM!) Plus, he has taken the initiative to read to our kids and lead a quick family devotion every night. He is constantly finding little ways to show us how much he loves us and thinks of us during his day at work. Let me tell you, I have a keeper! 😉…

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    5 Practical Ways To Show You Love Your Husband

    Going into marriage, I knew that love would be played out in practical ways within our marriage. However, I had no idea how much the practical side of showing love to my husband would be necessary to keep our marriage running smoothly! Personally, I am really bad at displaying my love in practical ways to my husband. When it comes to grand displays, I can sometimes nail it but those little gestures that daily remind him how much I really do love him are few and far between it seems. So, today I am sharing five simple ways that I have found to daily demonstrate my love to my husband…

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    How To Deal With Loneliness Within A Christian Marriage

      This past week marked five years of marriage to my wonderful husband. To be honest, I can’t believe that five years has already gone by! How is that possible? Looking back, it seems to have flown by but there were some periods that felt like they would never end when we were in the midst of them. As I have reflected on these past five years, I definitely will vouch for the fact that married life is a wonderful gift from God. There is a oneness with my husband that no other human relationship can rival and I love the beauty of our marriage. And I want to make…

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    Five Ways to Honor the Father of Your Young Children

       “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12   Why You Need To Honor The Father Of Your Young Kids Fathers are missing from the picture way too often in today’s world. There is study after study showing how the absence of a father leaves a hole in his children’s lives forever. So for the dads who decide to play the God-designed role in their child’s life, it is important that they are honored for that decision. Personally, I find this especially true if you are married to a man who is helping…

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    How Fantasy Football Helped Me Grow Closer to My Husband

    *This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through these links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Thanks for your support of this ministry!*   What’s Football? Before marrying my husband, I could count the number of times I had watched football on one hand. And those times involved Super Bowl parties with great food and lots of friends to distract me from the mundane activity of actually watching the game. Then I met my husband Nick. He watched football, talked football, played football, coached football. You get the idea. If a football was involved, he was interested. I can safely say…