Relationships

The Winter of Marriage

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck February 22, 2012
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Like anything else in life, a relationship goes through seasons. Folk wisdom suggests that marriage can enter a winter because the heat decreases (whether emotional, spiritual or physical). But sometimes we forget that the heat decreases because the days get shorter. At our house, we find that life speeds up for us a little every [...]

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Best Friends

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck April 3, 2011
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Previously, I wrote about good girlfriend relationships, and the balancing act of good male-female friendships. This time around, I want to ask you this: Who’s your best friend in the world? Lots of us would say Jesus, but I’m intentionally drawing a distinction here. God’s our best friend in heaven and earth, but while we’re [...]

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Little Things Mean A Lot

by Kristine McGuire March 21, 2011
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There are two things in this world which stand out as provoking serious trepidation in my heart. Confined spaces… And ironing. No, seriously. I HATE to iron. Why the world isn’t comprised of wrinkle-free fabrics I will never know. I would live happily ever after in those clothes you see on QVC that can go [...]

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Marriage and Friendship, Part 2

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck February 3, 2011
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Last time, we talked about uprooting heart attitudes that destroy our friendships, and seeking mutual Christian upbuilding with other women. I suggested at that time that if we haven’t got that sorted out, we’re not necessarily in a good place to evaluate whether male-female friendships are a wise prospect. I believe that healthy friendship should [...]

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Marriage and Friendship, Part 1

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck December 3, 2010
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This past February, Dan Brennan’s Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions: Engaging the Mystery of Friendship Between Men and Women hit bookstore shelves and the blogosphere. It stirred up a controversy that, it seems to me from the slightly older folks I know, was never before preached on with such uncertainty. Can men and women be friends [...]

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Peer Pressure in Marital Intimacy

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck October 11, 2010
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We demure church ladies do our best not to say too much about sex, or at least to pretend we don’t think about it as often as men do. After all, we’re ladies. Or at least some of you are. For myself, I keep trying to tell folks I’m a quiet and unassuming wallflower, and [...]

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Staying Peaceful in a Crabby World

by Kristine McGuire September 12, 2010
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Have you noticed lately that there are a lot more crabby people in the world right now? I don’t know about you but it seems wherever I go there is someone fussing about something. Whether it’s snarky opinions left on a generally innocuous “mommy blog,” debates over the latest religious/political issue on Facebook, or the [...]

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Peer Pressure in Marriage Matters

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck August 1, 2010
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…but let [your adornment] be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. —1 Pet. 3:4 I have never been good at being a “certain” kind of woman. Which kind doesn’t really matter. If there’s an expectation, odds are [...]

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The Long Goodbye

by Cathi-Lyn Dyck June 2, 2010
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For the next month, my husband will be working. In fact, although last week was our last chance to snatch some family time, he was called in on his days off. He’s not on the road, but he does work at a major industrial site which is undergoing a month of scheduled maintenance. At times [...]

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Let Him Be Your Hero

by Kristine McGuire May 16, 2010
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Do you know what I’ve learned about my husband over the past twenty-one years of marriage? He wants to be my hero. Now, we all know that the over romanticized notions of the perfect husband or wife who always knows exactly what their spouse needs is a myth. However, there is one thing about men [...]

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Broken Vows That Heaven Allows (A tribute to Sandra Day O’Connor)

by Mariane Holbrook May 7, 2010
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No longer he rises to greet her as wife Though they have been married for most of her life. She longs to embrace him and say, “I love you.” But who is this stranger? He has not a clue. For years he’s regressed to the state he’s now in; She tries to remember, “When did [...]

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