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Pet Peeves and Other Irritations At times in every relationship, each marriage, things don’t go completely smooth. We face irritations that we call ‘pet peeves’. Relationships can be complicated, especially in marriage, the ultimate invasion of privacy. Husband Stephen and I realized that more intensely when we moved to Idaho to experiment with writing together […]
Seeing God’s Wonder for the First Time–Again What if your eyes opened this morning, after a full night’s sleep, but there was nothing of God’s wonder to see? No light anywhere. Not a race of the sun. No circling stars in their firm belt or moonshine. Not one streak of azure blue, flaming orange, blood […]
Quick Ways to Improve Your Marriage For both husband and wife, here are some of my quick ideas that may stir up more of your own too. Quick Ways to Impress Your Wife These easy, quick tips will really impress her. Next time you’re in the presence of both her mother and your wife, speak […]
What Every Baby Should Know By the time this day of December 29, 1979 ends, I will know the gender, weight, and looks of our third Bly baby. Then, the whole exciting process of discovery starts for us. When will the baby smile? And when should the baby roll over, sit up, or crawl? When […]
Finding Another Way to Say “I Love You” Some people say, “I love you” a lot. That’s how they express and want to receive love. If you’re like that and your mate rarely says the words, you probably spend a lot of time wondering, “Do you really love me?” Because you want to hear those […]
Detecting Seasons of Marriage My wife Janet and I have gone through decades of anniversaries plus numerous seasons of marriage. We tend to talk about seasons in a sense of years. That is, when you first get married it’s presumed to be springtime. Then, through the years, you hit summer. Later on, after you’ve been […]
Becoming a Bulletproof Man by Stephen Bly I got a letter from an eighteen-year-old high school senior reader fan. She told me she’s been applying for different colleges, but she’s worried what to do with her horse, Magi, an Arabian. She wrote, “I probably ought to sell him, if I don’t have time to ride, […]
10 Proverbs 31 Husband Traits When I mention Proverbs 31, I know what goes through the minds of most women. “Oh, no! Not Proverbs 31—no, no, no!” Now, the men think, “All right! Give it to them!” But it dawned on me one time when I studied Proverbs 31, what kind of husband does this […]
SIX WAYS TO BE YOUR MATE’S BEST FRIEND BY STEPHEN BLY I remember the first time I met my future best friend. She had long, brown, shiny hair; big smile; and lips that reminded me of a movie star. At thirteen-years-old in 1958, she seemed to always be chomping gum. I didn’t talk to her […]
Are You a Home Manager? You can tell spiritual maturity by how a person manages their family. When family life becomes unmanageable, something’s wrong. A measure of control should be expected. Your home management style indicates possible readiness for spiritual leadership in the church and other areas of ministry. But how do you manage a […]
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