What I Wish I Had Known Before Getting Married
As I write this, I have been married for over thirteen years. Overall, my marriage is a happy one. My husband, Chris, is my best friend, and he makes my life better in every way. If I’m totally transparent, I…
Women Need Theology, Too
Writing a blog has given me countless opportunities to encounter the varying beliefs women across the country hold. These women come from diverse backgrounds and demographics, but one thing unites a great deal of them. They frighten me! The emails…
What To Do When Homeschool Gets Hard
Usually, when you ask a homeschool parent about homeschooling, she will tell you how wonderful it is and proceed to list every benefit homeschooling offers. In fact, she’ll probably list things that are not true for her personally but she…
How To Help Your Pastor Husband
Pastors’ wives have a unique role in the Church. We are not hired by our local church, but we often find ourselves serving alongside our husbands as if we were. I believe many members of the church see that through…
Christians, The Enneagram Isn’t For Us
You guys, we need to talk about something. A lot of you are going to be angry, but this has gotten out of hand. The time to drop the Enneagram and outright reject it is way overdue. Despite what you…
The New Year’s Resolutions I Should Have
As a new year approaches, most of us begin to reassess the previous twelves months. We consider what we have accomplished, which goals we have achieved, and for some, how much fun we had. This can be an enjoyable experience…
Don’t Forget About Easter On Christmas
Christmas is a strange Christian holiday because believers’ celebration of Christ’s birth has essentially been hijacked by the world, and Christians have gone along with it for the most part. They say, “Jesus is the reason for the season,” but…
More “Good Idols” Christians Love To Defend
I recently wrote about some of the idols that Christians embrace in their lives because they don’t seem bad. On the contrary, these are “good idols,” such as family and ministry. Christians appear to ignore when their love and worship…
Ministering To Others: When Your Relationship Is Complicated
I am very open about my family relationships being complicated. My mom’s alcoholism, my parents’ divorce, and being the first one in my family to be a born-again Christian can make things awkward. In the midst of awkwardness, unresolved issues,…
The “Good Idols” Christians Love To Defend
Nearly everyone knows that idolatry is a big no-no in the Christian faith, but when I look at the Church I wonder if we understand idols at all. Believers aren’t crafting literal golden calves as far as I know. On…
