Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Picking-up from last week's 'home building' segment - today's topic is a biggie. It's an area that I greatly struggle: the tone of our voice.Oh, it's easy to be sweet as sugar to anyone who...

Proverbs 14:1The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.Do you realize that we, as women have a choice as it relates to the health and wealth of our homes...  We can either intentionally build our homes with our...

OK, let's pick back up where we were before. I must confess, this subject is so incredibly uncomfortable for me to write about. However, it's everywhere in our culture. It's paramount in our marriages. And sticking with the with theme of my ministry, "helping women to...

1 Corinthians 7:3-5The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his...

What does God say about the subject of sex? Where does steamy passion fit into the marriage relationship? And how do we even have time for it?Let's go to our Manual for Living - our Bibles - to see what God has to say about a subject we cannot escape.Genesis...

All too often when we get married, we tend to think we're marrying someone like our best girlfriend. When in actuality - we're marrying someone from another planet.Sit back for a moment and imagine you are traveling to a foreign country. You've been given a job...

James 1:22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.I had lunch with a friend last week. Except this friend is not your average girlfriend-lunch-date. She is one of my teachers. One of my advisers and mentors. Her name is Suzi...