My Sex Life Died On the Field
This post is longer than usual, but we wanted to share all of Elizabeth’s vulnerable story with you. Read to the end to see how God brought hope and healing. If you have pain in your past related to sexuality that could be triggered, be gentle with yourself and skip the posts this week if […]
Marriage in the Redemptive Shadow of the Cross
I was never a fan of parallel parking. I actually failed my first driver’s test because I hit the curb while trying to parallel park. Don’t ask me what I hit on the second try. That’s a story for another day. Of course, the day my then fiancé and I were going to the county […]
A Pair of Old Shoes
“We’re as comfortable as two old shoes together.” A quote from one of my favorite movies keeps popping into my head as I reflect on my FIFTEEN YEARS of marriage. (The quote is from “Tin Cup,” if you’re wondering, and I can explain why it’s one of my favorites, but that’s for another time). I […]
Tune-ups: A Lesson in Car Maintenance (er, marriage)
We met on a hot summer’s day at a dusty worksite in Mexico, 1993. He was a college hockey player from Minnesota who had recently given his life to the Lord. I was a grungy-granola girl from the Pacific Northwest headed off to college to study nursing. Besides being attracted to each other physically, we […]
A Season for Marriage
There is a season for everything… Ecclesiastes 3 was one of my favorite Scriptures to completely blow out of proportion as I unintentionally put my marriage on the back burner to ministry. Circumstances had resulted in a huge shift in personnel numbers within our ministry, and my husband and I felt the need to keep […]
Give and Take + Curry Chicken Salad
Our first 3 years on the field were the worst years of our marriage. We had only been married 3.5 years when we left for the field, a 1-year-old in tow. Expectations were high. Needs were unmet. Tempers flared. It was an especially rough start. We skipped right over the honeymoon phase. On the flight […]
This Week’s Theme: Marriage
Many of us arrive on the field armed with little more than good intentions and a partner by our side. Little do we know how much our marriage relationship will go through as we enter a new world and try to live out those good intentions. This week we’ll hear from wives who open their […]
Yes, We’re Going to Talk About IT
Think about it. Sexuality is one of the most conflict-ridden aspects of life. For the single – How do I live pure and content without resentment, while still experiencing God-given natural sexual desires? For the abused – How do I find healing and hope after the shame and pain from the evil done to me? […]
When Your Marriage Needs Help
We’ve had such an amazing week of marriage input. Learning about differences in ministry styles. How to have fun again and know each other deeply. How to celebrate, forgive, and keep it hot. Is there anything else to say? Maybe just one thing. Maybe there’s someone out there that has tried, really tried to follow […]
When You Don’t Feel Called and He Does
I’ve heard the story more than once. Man and woman fall in love. He loves Jesus. She loves Jesus. It seems meant to be. He cracks open a bit of his soul to share a dream. The dream is not exactly what she envisioned, but the rest of the story is so perfect she nods, […]
I’ll Find My Niche Someday
Young and single. That was my first phase of life overseas. I remember sitting under a thatched roof, looking out over my misty little village in the Andes mountains. I was just a few months into my new life here. I was making friends, but there was this lonely ache in me like I had […]
Farewell to Shadowlands Music Giveaway!
You know that feeling you get when you have a Christmas present that is just right for someone you love? That happy excitement you have as they pop through that first piece of tape? That’s how I feel right now. I feel like you’re opening present that you are going to LOVE. Today I’m […]