How to Be a Strong-Willed & Submissive Wife

I wasn’t raised around very many self-declared feminists. I didn’t even see very many “egalitarian” marriages modeled. I knew strong-willed women, but they never appeared to be the dominant one in their relationship. When I went to college, I declared myself an anti-feminist, then met a man who served in a church denomination that was …

Resolutions Update: Coke, Reading & Mental Exercise

For those of you who haven’t read, this year I decided to make a list of monthly resolutions instead of one long New Year’s Resolution. Each monthly challenge aimed at a different area of personal health: physical, spiritual, mental or emotional. I’m updating you all as I go, beginning with my first month when I was pescetarian, …

The Real Crisis the ISIL Situation Reveals

The other day, Kyle and I had a free night at home. After dinner, we cozied up on the couch to watch another episode of Criminal Minds (finally on Netflix!). He browsed his Twitter feed and I caught up on Instagram. Someone I follow had posted an update on the situation with ISIL in Iraq …

Meditation: 4 Steps to More Powerful Prayer

Meditation: 4 Steps to More Powerful Prayer Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.  Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.  …