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Marriage is … a picture of Jesus and his bride!

Hubby and I collapsed, exhausted, into bed at the end of a miracle-filled wedding day! We were both so wiped out we fell into a deep sleep! Somewhere deep in my sleep I heard an urgent, intense sound! …

May 27, 2024Life Lessons, Marriage

There’s a reason God doesn’t tell us the future.

Back in January when we were struggling with a debilitating illness which left someone very special bedridden for weeks … if we had known back then that we would be hosting a wedding in our backyard at the…

May 26, 2024Life Lessons, Marriage

Marriage is … unity.

A wedding is taking place in our backyard today! It is very exciting!All this week leading up to the wedding God has given me the most beautiful picture of what unity in marriage is like: Hummingbirds do not…

May 25, 2024Marriage, Relationships

Marriage is … like a candle.

Someone very special had a birthday this week! For today's background photo you can see the birthday gift I selected for this very special person. This is my very favorite brand of candles, sold in a specialty boutique…

May 24, 2024Marriage, Relationships

Marriage is … like Hot Coco Bombs!

I was at Costco picking up a few items when I came across these Hot Coco Bombs. In a blink I thought: “That's just what marriage is like! The happy newlywed couple definitely needs these!” So, into my…

December 23, 2023Christmas, Marriage, Relationships

The Holly and the Ivy

The day before the wedding, hubby and I, along with our two kids, spent the morning having brunch with the groom and his family; after which, we spent several hours setting up the rehearsal hall. We had an…

December 20, 2023Christmas, Lessons in the Dirt, Marriage, Relationships

Marriage is … like a puzzle!

Here you can see the puzzle hubby and I put together the weekend before Thanksgiving. I am quite fond of this puzzle because it was a birthday gift to me from my son’s girlfriend. And also, I love…

December 17, 2023Marriage, Relationships

Christmas Cactus Garden!

One of the highlights of my Christmas last year was going with hubby and our daughter to a Christmas Cactus Garden. I had never been to a Christmas Cactus Garden before. It was a lot of fun! If…

December 16, 2023Christmas, Marriage, Relationships

Marriage advice: Always hold hands!

In the wedding speech I gave this past weekend, the piece of marriage advice I shared with the happy couple was this: Always hold hands! When hubby holds my hand, as we are out and about, he can…

December 12, 2023Marriage, Relationships

Marriage is … like a warm winter coat!

The day of the wedding was pleasant, with temperatures hovering somewhere around 50* … which was good, considering we were outside quite a bit without a coat, going back and forth, to and from the sanctuary over to…

December 11, 2023Marriage, Relationships