by Michelle C. Martin | May 19, 2023 | Church, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer
“Do you want to be healed?” If you’ve seen the show “The Chosen,” you may remember a scene from the second season where Jesus heals a paralyzed man at the Pool of Bathsheba. In Jesus’ day, a legend surrounded the place: the first person to touch the fountain when it...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jan 9, 2023 | Family Life, Health, Marriage, Parenting, Society
Recently I stumbled across a “suggested for you” page on Facebook. It was some obscure Mommy Blog site featuring a long poem about a young mother’s struggles. Specially, how hard her life was because her baby was a scream machine and her husband was a useless oaf....
by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 8, 2022 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society
The other day I was reading a book and wanted to show Joshua something in it. He was studying for a licensing exam and, honestly, a little annoyed I had interrupted him. I quickly apologized and said, “I’m sorry, I don’t need to bother you right now.” But then he just...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 19, 2022 | Family Life, Marriage, Prayer, Spirituality
I used to pray I that could have some sort of roadmap for my life. Knowing what was going to happen and how to prepare mattered to me. I wanted to have a plan. I’m one of the most type-A people I know. Freshman year of college, I agonized over switching my college...