The Marriage Dance

"Happy Couple" Photograph ©2009 Jennifer Dawn McLucas

"Happy Couple" Photograph ©2009 Jennifer Dawn McLucas

Two steps forward, one step back. We take the steps but we didn’t write the dance.

The music guides us, Fast, then slow. Melodies our spirits know.

We’ve moved as one for 13 years Enjoyed the fun and faced the fears.

And so has been our marriage dance; Chasse through 13 homes, Feather step 3 times, you’re a father,

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The Good Wife’s Guide

The Good Wife's Guide

For the past few weeks our church has been doing a study called Reflecting the Heart of God. It’s been powerful and I’ve been challenged with each lesson. This week was no exception.

This week we studied passages from Mark chapters 8-10. On 3 separate occasions the disciples questioned Jesus about how to be great, powerful men of authority in the new kingdom. Each time Jesus explained that in order

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Filters to Grace

"Simple Love" ©2011-2012 =Masterwks

"Abstract Reality" ©2010-2012 =Masterwks

I have filters. Terrible, ugly things which strain everything, changing how I see and hear. Affecting how I feel.

My husband has had to work hard to bypass these filters. Sometimes he does so quite successfully, sometimes, even after 13 years of marriage, these filters still get in the way.

They blind me to my husband’s love. His sincere devotion. His overwhelming dedication. They

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