Intimacy – Saying Sorry!

I think that one of the hardest things to do in building true intimacy (and let’s face it, all of it can be pretty hard) is to say “I am sorry“. Today, in my gratitude journal, I actually stated that I am grateful for the gift of saying I am sorry.   I really don’t have an…

MY WORD FOR THE YEAR – 2016

Every year, I choose a word that I want to focus on during that year.  I pray about it, and then go with where I feel God is leading me. For 2014, my word was “abundance“. And for good reason – I had a poor spirit. Abundance comes in so many forms – but mainly it…

The 52 Week Challenge –Week 3

There are days when I just don’t feel like it – the battling, the trying, the anxiousness, the fear…. Days when the staying in bed is easier than the getting up, when the staying at home is easier than the going to work, the giving up is easier than the carrying on. But, what God teaches us in the commitment, in the perseverance, in the “hanging in there” is that we trust Him no matter how we feel. On the day that I don’t feel like it, I can do it because God has called me to honour Him in all that I do. On the days when it is easier to stay in bed, I go to work because this is God’s plan for my life. On the days when I feel like quitting, I hang in there, because God has called me to finish this race.

Day 26: Hiding from God

Today is day 26 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. We are nearing the end of Jennifer Smith’s Devotional, Wife After God.  And I must admit, I think I’m going to miss this devotional.  It has been that good.  I would strongly encourage you to hop over to Jennifer’s blog, and order…

Day 20: Prayer for You

Today is day 20 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. When I was first married I had this fear of things not working out between hubby and I.  All I wanted to do was make our first wedding anniversary to say that at least we made a year.  And I used to…

Day 19: Who You are Called to Be

Today is day 19 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. Who has God called you to be?  It is interesting to me – and perhaps I am wrong – but very seldom does it seem that God calls us to a specific vocation.  Of course, there are those who definitely have that…

Day 13: Coated in Pride

Today is day 13 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. I don’t consider myself to be someone who is proud.  I can quite easily say I am sorry and mean it.  Even if in the heat of the moment, I may something I regret, I can easily apologise and make amends.  I…

Day 9: The Good Wife

Today is day 9 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. Sheila Wray Gregoire, in her blog, Love, Honour and Vacuum often raises the point that we are good wives, not because of what our husbands do for us, but because we choose to be obedient to God. When it comes to marriage,…

Day 7: Marriage is to make you Holy

Today is day 7 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. In Sheila Wray Gregoire’s blog, she has a post that I wish everyone could read.  It’s called, What the Vow Means.  And in it she talks about how it doesn’t matter what your husband has done or hasn’t done, or what kind…

Day 5: Transforming Love

Today is day 5 of Jennifer Smith’s 30 day devotional, Wife After God. Have you ever noticed a friend of yours who is wild and unruly and breaking all the rules, just suddenly seems to settle within themselves when they fall in love?  Gone are the wild days, and welcome to the settled life.  And…