Samantha

So Much to Give, Even With Little Time

“Fly a Little Higher” by Laura Sobiech has been such an inspirational book to read. Laura speaks about her seventeen year old sons battle with cancer that eventually took his life. She speaks of the triumphs and tribulations they dealt with as a family and how Zach fought to show others that despite his illness […]

Creating True Agape 20 At Home Dates

My husband and I will be celebrating our third wedding anniversary this coming July and recently celebrated seven years together as a couple.  These years have flown by but we have spent them enjoying all that God has placed before us. Some days we’ve cried together, laughed together, felt angry together and rejoiced together. One […]

Sacrificial Love

First, and foremost, Happy Valentine’s Day! This past week we have been discussing “submission” and how we view it in a Christian marriage…most particularly what it means to be a “submissive wife”.  In my last post, we were dissecting Ephesians 5. Ephesians 5:22-33 NIVWives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the […]

Submission: It’s a Choice

Our culture has a very charged focus on women’s’ rights. There is no doubt that women have come a long way in forms of equality, but I believe historic moments such as; a woman’s right to vote, equal pay, and expectations to live a domestic life are things that should be separated when looking at […]

Slowing Down in Our Fast-Paced Culture

      My phone alarm wakes me at 7AM on the button every weekday…. yet, I lay there for 30+ minutes hitting snooze. Hoping some how, magically, time will stop and let me enjoy the coziness of the covers just a few moments longer. By the time I finally pull myself out of bed […]