Numbers. We’ve been married 32 years now. My parents would have been married 49 or 50 years – I always get confused. My in-laws, 55 years this fall. Our daughter would have been married 11 years to her first husband Saturday. She said that “sounded like a long time.” When he died of cancer 4-1/2 [...]
Marriage Monday isn’t over yet! I’m sitting on our patio having finally showered. It’s been a busy few days in a row of what I see now as some pretty great teamwork. Mark and I talked on our drive home from our weekend ministry yesterday that we’ve “come a long ways” since the early days. [...]
Wow, 32 years. We’ve been married 32 years! Even to me that sounds like a long time. If I had pictures scanned into my computer I’d show you two young adults who had no idea what this life was going to bring. Cheering for siblings as they sang in concerts and played ball while working [...]
I almost decided not to write about our 32 years of marriage today as right now 2 young couples we care for very deeply are choosing not to stay together. We are so sad for them. We love them. (period) That will never change. However, in my attempt not to offend them I don’t want [...]
Have you ever noticed just how easy it is to let your own wellness go? You know, morning comes and the alarm goes off. After closing your eyes for just 5 more minutes you realize today is the day you promised to bring treats. So you fly out of bed thinking exercising will have to [...]
It’s “Marriage Monday” again. Wow, I can’t even begin to tell you how the past few weeks have been the longest, fastest moving days I’ve experienced in a very long time. There are ALOT of things going on in every aspect of our life right now. Too many things for my mind to handle well. [...]
The radio, TV and newspapers keep reminding me it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow. I’m not trying to ignore it. I’m not a Scrooge-type person. It’s just not something I think about much. Being a Mom is who I am. I’ve been one for 30 years now. I told somebody last week that I really don’t feel [...]
Anxiety (stress) is probably the number one cause of illness. When your mind doesn’t rest your body cannot properly take care of itself. That directly leads to illness. It often shows up as headaches or indigestion but can show up in many other ways. If you are not feeling well and can’t seem to “shake [...]
It’s kind of a bad joke that after mulling over thoughts off and on for a couple of weeks I took two days to write one post and mysteriously “lost” it. And no it’s not even in the trash. I looked. The topic of that post? Perseverance. Perseverance. Stick-to-itiviness. Steadfastness. In this age of instant [...]
I was asked again this week, what is Treasure Chest Ministries? Hmmm, sometimes this question makes me stop and think. When that is the case it is usually because God is adjusting our view of Treasure Chest Ministries. Originally it started as an outlet for the passion the Lord put in our hearts for the [...]