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The Hard Conversations

Ok so back to my favorite podcast again Rise Together, seriously if you have not listened to this yet you have to its so good. This episode is all about the hard conversations that are so important in your marriage. Hard conversations let’s just be honest, suck! lol. You want to avoid these at all cost, but you cannot if you really want true growth in your marriage. Rachel and Dave have this way of talking about these things that makes it so real and relatable that it inspires you. These conversations are vital to the growth of your marriage. Are they going to be enjoyable? Absolutely not. Are you necessarily going to enjoy your spouse’s presence after these conversations? No, but what these conversations will do is show that you want what’s best for your marriage and that you want what is best for each other. I love their quote about what they want out of their marriage: “We do not want a good marriage, not a great one we want an exceptional marriage.” Before you have these kind of conversations you need to pray for what you what the outcome…

Mustard Seed

  Growth is always a great thing but it is not always easy. There are always ways you can grow spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally. So far this past year I have been in a spiritual growth and it has bled over and helped other areas of my life as well. I would like to say that my relationship with God has always been this way but that would not be true. Over the past few years I let life become so overwhelming and letting the crazy schedule of my life control me instead of the other way around. People used to tell me all the time wake up before your kids and make that time to spend in your devotional, bible study or prayer and your day will be 10 times better. I never really believed them when they said that but over the last year most days I do try to get up and start my day that way and you know what? It actually does start the day off in a better direction, I am more patient with the kids, little things do not get to me that much and I am more positive. It also helps…