Made to give life.
Do you want to be a spiritual encouragement to others? Are you struggling to get people to know that you are just trying to be helpful, especially your husband? Then this episode of the Made to Give Life Podcast is for you!
Episode 8: 3 Ways to Be a Spiritual Encouragement to Your HusbandRead More
This is a podcast episode you won’t want to miss. It’s one that I’ve been looking forward to since last summer, before the Made to Give Life Podcast even had a name. It was this man’s perspective on male leadership in the home that struck the match in my own soul to figure the other …
Episode 7: 3 Legs of Family Leadership with John Michael ClarkRead More
When you’re living in the midst of the changes, it’s sometimes hard to see how far you’ve come. Join me for a conversation with my husband about how biblical manhood and womanhood has affected our marriage (for better or for worse). In this episode you’ll hear: Our perceptions of manhood and womanhood that we brought …
Episode 6: An Interview with Mark (My Husband) on Biblical Manhood and WomanhoodRead More
By Contributing writer Ami. I’ve never been a part of a 12 step program, but we all know the classic “Let’s introduce ourselves” moment. “My name is Ami. I’m 33. And I’m a widow.” Hi, Ami. I’ve now boiled down the sum of my existence into ten words that “define” me, and everyone turns to …
A Fundamental Shift {How Identifying Myself as a New Creation Changes Everything}Read More
Note from Leigh Ann: I’m really excited to welcome Sheila today as a guest writer. I get questions a lot as a blogger, and this is a topic that I just don’t ever feel equipped to answer. When Sheila emailed me, I jumped at the chance to have her here. My husband and I have …
By Contributing Writer, Victoria The conversation didn’t go as expected. In fact, I was totally caught off guard. During our weekly meeting, my husband and I were sitting down going over our calendars and talking about our family. At the end of our meeting we always open it up to share any concerns or questions …
Just 3 Things: The Conversation that Changed My MarriageRead More
There’s no getting our marriage back after this. Or so we thought. We both stood seething. Anger spilling from every single pore in our bodies. The children looked on in disbelief and shock. Fear rose to the top of my heart and my eyes brimmed with tears – tears that threatened to overtake me. How …
We’re kicking off a mini-series here on the blog, and we’re asking ourselves this question: Is your media consumption shipwrecking your faith? You can read the introduction here. Let’s dive right into this weeks topic: Television! When my husband and I first got married, we couldn’t afford cable. Netflix wasn’t really “in” yet and most …
Is Your Television Consumption Dulling Your Affections for Christ?Read More
Having an intentional date night is so important to having a thriving marriage with your spouse. Far too often, our relationships go from fun and exciting in the dating years, to cold and business-like once the spark of honeymoon bliss wears off. If we want to have strong marriages, we have to make friendship with …
By contributing writer, Mark Life has gotten crazy busy yet again for our family. The list of “due yesterday” is five pages long and the responsibilities weigh on my shoulders like a couple of anvils from a Road Runner cartoon, except I am not as fast as the Road Runner to get away from it all! …
By contributing writer, Amy For many years, I was married to an unbeliever, a non-Christian. We were certain we were made for each other, and we built a family together, complete with house and kids. Oh, how I loved that man! He made me smile at the very thought of him. He laughed at my …
Marriage is a beautiful gift. It’s hard. Frustratingly hard sometimes. My husband and I see each other in our greatest times of need. We see each other at our best and at our worst. Everyday we wake up, committing ourselves to covenant keeping love. Each day we get the choice to die to self. We …
5 Habits We Started Early that Have Kept Our Marriage StrongRead More
