My Marriage: Twenty Five Years on the Anvil of Time

My Marriage: Twenty Five Years on the Anvil of Time

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Marriage puts our character on the anvil of time. Our impurities are revealed then burned up and beaten out until we are sharp and strong. Only then do we understand the hard and humbling aspects of marriage are forging something infinitely greater than two separate people.

Overcoming the Need to “Medicate” Emotional Pain

Overcoming the Need to “Medicate” Emotional Pain

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It is human nature to flinch and flee from physical and emotional pain. And the torment from abandonment, rejection, verbal abuse, and shame can linger long after physical trauma has healed. But because those wounds are on the inside where no one can see them and...

When God Leaves You Hanging, Part 2

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If you haven’t read “When God Leaves You Hanging, Part 1”, click to go there first. “God left me hanging.” It’s a phrase created by someone who believed in God, but was impatient for Him to act in their life. Like a million others of us. We pray and...
Amaranthine: The Unfading Devotion of God

Amaranthine: The Unfading Devotion of God

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Silly, silly girls. Running, running after love. Your Lover already cherishes you. What more can others give?   Their words are honey. Their eyes are heated. Their arms are sinewy. But their hearts are fickle and unfaithful.   But your Lover, his words are...

Putrefied or Purified

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My heart is a cesspool. I’ve tried to get rid of the odor with essential oils. I’ve tried to cover it with a nice chintz cover. I’ve tried spraying it with 409. I’ve tried to pretend that the brown ooze seeping over the edges isn’t really there. It’s not working....