Sheri Mueller, Marriage and More…

A new book came across my desk this week by Mark and Grace Driscoll entitled, Real Marriage – The Truth About Sex, Friendship & Life Together.  Touted as the talk of Christian publishing circles months before its release, I had to take a look and provide my honest appraisal. One thing the Driscoll’s do well [...]

A young pastor at my church recently wrote an amazing post on his blog about the journey he has witnessed with his grandparents, and their recovery from an accident.  His words are an excellent reminder of how to love your spouse even when you think no one is watching.  The legacy of love we will leave behind [...]

It’s that time of year when the stress of the Christmas Season starts to creep up on us, and it mysteriously pulls joy right out of our brains.  Shopping, cooking, wrapping presents, and family dynamics are enough to turn anyone into a scrooge. We had a super warm winter day recently of 46 degrees. No [...]

In my last post called Sideways, I said I would let you know what I discovered about myself after moments of quietness with God. I have been awake with no alarm the past two days between 5:00 and 5:30am. Funny, how God provides a spirit of restlessness when I need to spend extra time with [...]

Ever have one of those days or weeks where you feel you are interacting sideways in all your relationships? I’ve been having that kind of week and it is only Wednesday. I don’t want to even think about what Friday may bring. When I am operating sideways in my relationship with my husband, children or [...]

My latest read has been a book by Leslie Vernick called The Emotionally Destructive Relationship – Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It. It was released last year and was sitting on my bookshelf. I’m sorry I did not pick it up sooner. Leslie is a licensed clinical social worker with a private counseling practice. I [...]