Posts by writingjoy
How To Stay Together When Faith Takes You Down Different Roads ~ Marriage Letters
Dear Scott, Used to be that when I heard the phrase “equally yoked,” I didn’t hear any patience undertones. I do now, and I’m not just thinking of all the time you spend waiting for me to finish in the bathroom. We’re approaching 14 years of marriage, and we’ve both discovered just how much work…
Read MoreWhy Jump Out of a Perfectly Good Tree?
We crowded around the foot of the tree, all giggles and energy, as our group leader climbed up to a platform at least three feet above our heads. “Catch me” she said and turned around to face the tree. Really? We are supposed to catch a falling adult? I watched everyone else with their arms…
Read MoreThe Fixer-Upper Marriage (a Guest Post) ~ #LifeUnmasked
Today’s Life:Unmasked is a guest post from Tanya. I met her what seems like a lifetime ago, before either of us were married. When we reconnected through Facebook and learned each other’s stories… well, it’s hard to describe the bond between people who have walked the dark places. While our stories are very different, the…
Read MoreMarriage Letters: Opposites Attract
Dear Scott, Some days, as we move through life together, that old song by Paula Abdul runs through my head. You know the one: “We come together ‘cuz opposites attract.” If you ask someone for one word to describe you, they almost always respond “steady.” Ask someone about me and if we’re lucky, they’ll come…
Read MoreSaturday Evening Blog Post ~ Best of January 2012
It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for the Saturday Evening Blog Post hosted by Elizabeth Esther. We link up our favorite, most popular, most controversial, or most whatever post (your choice!) and then visit a few new bloggers to see their most whatever post for the previous month, too. In…
Read MoreI Am Not My Holy Spirit
Stale cigarette smoke dripped off every surface in the dimly-lit trailer, its yellow tinted even deeper by the sun filtering through the curtains. She shuffled slowly back to her bedroom as I settled my little ones on the floor with some toys. “Stay here and play, ok? Mommy will be down the hall for a…
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