At 41, I honestly did not think I would ever get married. Nearly a decade had passed since my last date. I chose to not worry about it though. If God wanted me to be a wife, then certainly he would send me a husband. In early 2008, I partnered with two other singles…
Are you familiar with the television show Extreme Makeover Home Edition? One year, our church garnered inspiration from the premise of this reality program to create a unique Christmas Outreach called “Extreme Makeover: Christmas Edition.” I signed up to help serve a family by decorating their home, purchasing presents for the children, and providing all…
In 2009, I married the man of my dreams. The week after our honeymoon, we came home and started attending Missions team meetings at Billy and Lynda’s house every Sunday afternoon after church. We prayed for our trip to Haiti and rehearsed the skits we would perform for evangelistic meetings. We gathered in their comfy…
Every August, my husband gets a “free pass.” It’s his busy season at work, so I try to give him some space. If he wants to work himself into a frenzy until midnight for three days straight, then I let him. I will not cry if he barely grunts at me in passing, and I…
On Tuesday nights, my man and I share a sweet spot. We grab our chairs and sit for a spell on a park bridge overlooking an inlet. The waves quiet my soul, and a lighthouse serves as a backdrop for birds flittering by and boats skipping on the water. We don’t say much. We hold…
Some days my battle weary husband straggles in the front door with brooding eyes, slumped shoulders, and a defeated countenance. The world beats him up and tosses him around unmercifully. Condemning voices have taken up residence in his head. Negative circumstances and pesky people war against my man and rob him of energy, joy, and…