Archive | March, 2009

Worship

My husband and I were given a gift of free tickets to see Chris Tomlin and Israel Houghton last night.  We arrived in the middle of torrential rains that turned into six inches of snow by morning.   Three hours of worship music last night somehow made the snow look beautiful this morning. Ten thousand voices [...]

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Let’s Talk – Handcuffs Required

While I was listening to the radio yesterday morning, I started chuckling to myself.  There was a story of a woman in Connecticut who was so frustrated that her husband walks out on her, whenever she tries to talk to him, she decided handcuffing herself to him might do the trick. I checked out the [...]

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Rays of Sunshine

It has been a wonderful week as the weather is warming up in the Chicago area.  It seems like hibernation has lasted a bit longer than unusual this year.  Once the thermometer hits fifty degrees, the shorts and sandals come out.  There is a ray of hope around the corner that winter is finally over.  The [...]

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Island Living

Ahhh… To live on a tropical island once we are married. There is nothing to do but stare into each other’s eyes and walk along the beach holding hands with warm sand oozing between our toes.  Coconut milk is in abundant supply with bananas galore.  Making love under the stars each night with the cool [...]

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Disagreement…It’s A Good Thing

Often when my husband and I meet with couples for mentoring, and they inform us they never have disagreements, we know they are avoiding conflict at all costs.  We recommend they have their first fight over something silly and we will discuss the details of what caused their blood to boil at the next meeting. [...]

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