Last But Not Least This is bittersweet. Our last April Maura Marriage Series blog post from the book, "What Did You Expect?" Paul David Tripp has provided us with grace-filled truth and practical application of that truth. He has glorified God in all the ways He...
Commitment 6: We will work to protect our marriage. There has been a reoccurring theme throughout Paul Tripp's "What Did You Expect?" book. He doesn't talk about marriages that have been destroyed by one, significant, unfaithful choice. He mentions marriages that have...
Commitment #5: We will deal with our differences with appreciation and grace. From last week's post about acknowledging our differences, it is equally important to then deal with them. Many times we develop unhealthy patterns to help ourselves through the discomfort...
Seven years ago at a winter youth camp for high school and college age students, Brendan and Katherine spoke their first words to each other. After a few years went by, Brendan came back to Arizona and they began to reconnect. Plans to meet were made and they spent...
Commitment 4: We will commit to building a relationship of love. Here is a quote to let soak deeply into your heart and mind: "Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It...
Have you ever just got done pulling weeds out of your garden to then walk out only a couple days later to even more weeds? One minute you are relishing in how clean your garden looks after all the effort and hard physical labor you put into it and the next minute you...
Under the many sparkling lights in the dark of night, they were glowing. They began to wrap arms around each other in a warm embrace. The stars in the sky glistened in celebration with the new engaged couple. Leading up to this moment, nerves, anticipation, and...
Have you ever felt the overwhelming feeling of being in financial debt? Have you experienced that constant heavy burden hanging on your shoulders? It's like you know it's there and you know how much you're going to have to work to make it go away. What if that debt...
Enter...Expectations "I had no idea this is what would happen." "This is the last situation I expected to be in." Are these quotes all too similar to you? They sure are to me. From the moment we got engaged, I had a number of expectations I put on marriage that I had...
Before we move on into our Love Language Marriage series, we want to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas. We hope you are enjoying this sweet season of time with family and friends as we celebrate the true gift of life. In the spirit of Christmas, giving and receiving...
