Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who apologizes for the same thing umpteen times? (Umpteen is just shy of a gazillion, in case you were wondering.) After a while, their apology just doesn't mean anything anymore. I leave lights on. I enter a room, flip on the light, and for the life… Continue reading Stop Apologizing
Category: Marriage
What Are You Thinking?
A woman kissed her husband as he left for work, and then went about her day. As she did, her thoughts began to wander, and before she knew it she was thinking about something hurtful he had done last week. She replayed the incident in her mind throughout the day, and by the time her husband… Continue reading What Are You Thinking?
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Marriage Matters: It’s About the Why
I had been asking God for so many years to change my husband. Begging God, really. But I saw little to no movement over almost two decades. Makes a girl weary, you know? Finally, God made a change, and that change was in me. During the very difficult beginning of our restoration season, God allowed… Continue reading Marriage Matters: It’s About the Why
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Marriage Matters: Choose Your Battles
Very few battles are worth fighting or even winning. Stop and think about the last real argument you had with your spouse. I mean the argument that caused one of you to get hurt or brought a cold silence that lasted for at least a day. Do you even remember what it was about? Was… Continue reading Marriage Matters: Choose Your Battles
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Marriage Matters: Look for the Sin
After seeing my parents' marriage fail, and then my first marriage fail, I just wasn't a fan. But I gave it a second go anyway, only to prove to myself that I was right - marriage is not a good thing. At least for me. God changed my opinion, but it took a long minute.… Continue reading Marriage Matters: Look for the Sin
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marriage is subtraction
I was thinking about marriage the other day, as I was getting ready for work. It took a hot minute for me to realize God was present, directing the entire conversation I was having with myself. I pondered my young, selfish view of marriage so many years ago, and then how many people I see… Continue reading marriage is subtraction
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glory
A very broad stroke of the brush would reveal that I spent my teen years running and numbing. Running from...everything, I guess. Reality. Pain. Fear. All of which I numbed with drugs. Way too many drugs at way too young an age. My 20's were lived for the moment. I left one marriage and entered… Continue reading glory
Karla Jo Wasion 