Relationships

Love Challenge Day 1 – Patient Love

I do highly recommend you buy a copy of the Love Dare and do it 1 month every single year. The greatest gift God gives you is the heart of another to blend with your own and love the way He does. The Bible teaches that our children must grow up and leave and cleave […]

A Real Woman

I’m a real woman you see Petite. Sweet. Concrete. I’m not 6′ 3′ and 105 pounds My legs aren’t longer than the lineage of the Crown I’m just 5′ 2, and my eyes aren’t blue My eyes are green, and some days I don’t have a clue Why I feel the way I do, or […]

David’s Journey with an Acoustic Neuroma Brain Tumor

https://youtu.be/x5oYxBLoaYo David’s treatment, surgery, & recovery with an acoustic neuroma brain tumor.

I think we have one purpose and one main desire that we all share. Each and every one of us wants someone who will love and care about us. Babies don’t thrive without human touch and intimacy. Children feel less afraid if they know someone is nearby. Even if the someone is actually a stuffed […]

What If? An Interview with Chaplain David Peacock

For the month of April, I have the privilege of sharing the heart of a fellow chaplain and friend. Chaplain David Peacock is our Cardiac Care Chaplain in the hospital where I serve and is Pastor of Hickory Hills Church in Alabaster, AL. Since Chaplain Peacock supports those having issues with their hearts, I asked […]

Fill Your Marriage Box this Year

One of the most precious gifts we have is the gift of marriage. God designed marriage as a way for man and woman to become one. Man, in the image of God as a mighty warrior and protector. Woman, in the image of God as a nurturer, caregiver, and with great compassion. The two becoming […]

5 Communication Tools for Marriage

5 Communication Tools That Saved My Marriage  

Safe People

http://www.cloudtownsend.com/what-are-safe-people/ Great article on being a safe person…explains how we do this in imitation of Christ.

Unsafe People

I speak and teach often about being a safe or unsafe person. While preparing to speak at a memorial today, I ran across this article. Worth a read and self-evaluation. Our goal should be to be a safe person for those we love. To create an atmosphere where they know we are there to listen, […]

Wisdom

Looking over my favorite quotes of 2009 and found my favorite of those favorites: Fireproof: Caleb Holt: Marriage isn’t fireproof. Michael Simmons: Fireproof doesn’t mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it. Caleb Holt: You never leave your partner! Especially in a fire! […]