This is our 4th story in our 8 part series, Loving Your Man When It Hurts you can find all the stories here. Contributing Writer: Asked to remain anonymous He is Not My Enemy Peering three stories down off our balcony, I wished I could throw myself over the edge to punish my husband for the pain he had caused. My perfect world of marriage, kids, and ministry work had completely shattered when I found out my husband was viewing pornography. The shock of betrayal was … [Read more...]
Loving Your Man When it Hurts Part 2: Truth Be Told
Joining us today is our guest author: Lara Williams ~You can WIN a copy of her book details below~ My man and I would both say the same thing. Our marriage has not been easy. Our unrealistic expectations mixed with poor communication and heavy baggage made us the prime target for a train wreck. And we wrecked hard. To near death. But God. He had great mercy on our home. He invaded and insisted with his grace. So here we stand, together in spite of the near devastation. Defying our … [Read more...]
Loving Your Man When it Hurts: Freedom in Forgiveness
Contributing Writer: Mari Hernandez-Tuten We sat across from each other on the cold leather couches having an intense conversation while I watched my toddler through the window. He played outside oblivious and carefree. Oh, how I wished to be him at that moment. I felt betrayed by a decision my husband had made, unbeknownst to me. I wanted an explanation. I wanted an apology. I wanted to SCREAM. I wanted to..... He sat there staring at me, looking like he just lost his … [Read more...]
Loving Your Man When it Hurts Pt.1: For Better or For Worse
Love is not love. Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark. That looks on ... Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom.... Sonnet 116 Love that "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (I Corinthians 13:7) does not come from within. It can only come from God. Contributing Writer: Karen Provost A couple of years ago, we celebrated our 25th … [Read more...]