30 Day Wife Encouragement Challange: Day 24

Take me away with you – let us hurry! Song of Songs 1:4 (NIV) Before a man and woman are married, a great deal of time and energy is spent planning for time together. Often plans for the next date are made in the midst of the current date. After marriage, however, a husband and … Continue reading →

30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge: Day 24

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4) Children can be quite a challenge to the marriage relationship. A wise wife will support her husband’s leadership in the home as much as possible, and will praise him for his … Continue reading →

Collapsible Market Tote Giveaway Extended

While some of you are out fighting the crowds for great Black Friday deals, others of us are enjoying our Home Sanctuary as we work on creative ways to make gifts and/or create memories for those we love. Don’t get me wrong. I have absolutely nothing against buying gifts – my husband and I made … Continue reading →

30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge: Day 23

Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Psalm 126:2 (NIV) If a woman is honest, she will likely tell you that it was her husband’s sense of humor that won her over. Sure you have lots of wonderful, endearing qualities, but your sense of humor probably played a major role … Continue reading →

30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge: Day 23

Let your speech always be with grace. (Col. 4:6a) You’re moving toward the home stretch of your 30-day challenge! Just a reminder of what you’ve committed: “You can’t say anything negative about your husband . . . to your husband . . . or to anyone else, about your husband. “Each day, say something that … Continue reading →

Collapsible Market Tote Giveaway

There’s still time to get in on the Collapsible Market Tote Giveaway. Read Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a Giveaway for full details. Yours for the celebration of life, Claudia The Anniversary Shop, modern and traditional anniversary gifts and gifts for all occasions.

30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge: Day 22

I haven’t reminded you in a while, so here are the basic guidelines you should be following. If you do nothing else during these 30 days, not that I recommend that, commit to not saying anything negative about your wife to her or to anyone else and do say something that you admire or appreciate … Continue reading →

30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge: Day 22

Let your speech always be with grace. (Col. 4:6a) Focus today on how you represent your husband in your home, your church, and your community. In this challenge to encourage, ask: “If all my family and friends knew about my husband came from a filter of what I’ve said about him, what would they think … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a Giveaway

  Collapsible Market Tote Giveaway Be sure to read all the way to end for a Collapsible Market Tote giveaway. Ok, I know some of you will skip there and just get in on the giveaway, but humor me anyway and let me think you’ve read at least part of this post.   New Traditions … Continue reading →

30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge: Day 21

You have stolen by heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes. Song of Songs 4:9 (NIV) The eye is the window to the soul. A great deal can be conveyed with just your eyes: joy, sadness, hurt, disgust, confusion, love, playfulness, even desire. A wink is … Continue reading →