Choosing to Do the Work to Reap the Benefits of Marriage

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I blew it with my husband, Rob, the other day. To be more specific — I blew up at Rob over the most trivial thing. Rather than dealing with the unexpected interruption to my day – I did say it was minor, right? – I called Rob and made sure he knew I was upset. That I didn’t appreciate what …

Doing the Hard Work of Reconciliation

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@bethvogt My youngest daughter, Christa and I had an argument two weeks ago. Arguing is unusual for us. It’s unusual for me to argue with any of my adult children. That said, a rather intense verbal wrangling occurred, with both of us saying, “You wanna’ go?” at some point. It sounds better when an almost 20-year-old says it. Christa here. …

Facing the Reality That Peace Isn’t Always Possible

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@bethvogt I spent the past four years writing a “Little Women gone wrong” women’s fiction series about a trio of sisters trying to discover if they can move from a truce to trusting one another. Maybe they do. Maybe they don’t. Magicians don’t reveal how they do their tricks, right? And authors don’t reveal what’s hidden between the covers of …

Understanding Estrangement

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A Few Truths I’ve Learned Living with Brokenness                                                                                                            …

In Others’ Words: Reconciliation

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“In a quarrel, leave room for reconciliation.” ~Russian proverb So, my husband and me. When we first got married we had different styles of fighting. Let’s just say I was the more verbal one. Neither of us were all that good at reconciling. I was quite good at holding my ground–and holding a grudge. Rob usually was the first one …

In Others’ Words: Immanuel

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  “If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: God with us.” ~John F. MacArthur, writer & minister   “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”– which means, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23 NIV) “Immanuel” is one of …