Tag Archives: marriage

Marriage Basics: Choosing to Love Your Spouse

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Heart of the Matter

    Marriage is challenging. Take two people whose genders make them different by nature, stir in unique personalities, the needs of their children, the pressures of extended family, and the stress of difficult circumstances, and you have a boiling … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Spiritual Encouragement | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Equipping Our Children for Future Marriage Success

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Heart of the Matter

When our children are small, we do our best to teach them good habits and to develop positive character traits—although, admittedly, we sometimes take our eye off the ball and fall back into just getting through the week. Sometimes our … Continue reading →

Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Gift of Faithful Daughters-in-Law!

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  The best any mom of boys can hope for is to end up with daughters-in-law who love Jesus. My husband and I are blessed with two such young women–one, has been in our family for 5 years and the other, will … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement, Thankfulness | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Finding God in the Silence: Why women need time for reflection

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Did you know the average person experiences only 10 minutes a day of total silence? And many others much less than that. The world clamors for our attention via our cell phones, laptops, radios and televisions. It screams at us in traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Literary Persuasion:

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Heart of the Matter

  Today was a beautiful day. I had time to organize my wall of books. You see, as one who loves organization and order, a day that involves any such activity is beautiful…with a capital ‘B’! As I set about … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Spiritual Encouragement | Tagged | 2 Comments