Category Archives: encouraging couples

One Chair at a Time

Yesterday Robert and I had the opportunity to hear a gentleman share his story.  He began by speaking of his experiences playing football with his brothers, and showed us footage from a 1971 high school football game. In the footage all … Continue reading

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Mental Health Awareness Month – May

Illness shows up in many forms.  Your spouse may be struggling with a chronic silent physical illness – Lupus, Crohn’s Disease, Diabetes, etc.  Or a mental illness.  Regardless of the disease your day-to-day living is impacted.  Disease rearranges finances, relationships … Continue reading

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Deciding to Work Quietly

A while ago I wrote about Charles and Susannah Spurgeon.  (you can read those posts here and here).  I keep coming across quotes and stories about this amazing couple… Here’s another story about the Spurgeons: Charles Spurgeon and his wife … Continue reading

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A quiet power couple.

Remember the post about failure? About Failing Forward? My husband and I have been talking a lot about a certain couple – a quiet couple.  They experienced a lot of failure in their life.  They were slammed by the media. … Continue reading

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Supportive Spouse – Who?

Yesterday I started a blog post to highlight a supportive spouse – Susannah. Her story is so rich, I couldn’t finish in one day – in one post.  (I kinda surprised myself.)  We left off at an attitude-changing event when … Continue reading

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