by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 26, 2024 | Church, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth” Genesis 1:28. After God banishes Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, He...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 21, 2024 | Church, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society, Teachings
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife. And the two will become one flesh” Matthew 19:5. “Man shall leave his father and mother an cleave to his wife!” My husband and I just celebrated the 4th anniversary of our...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 16, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Parenting, Society, Spirituality
The phrase “Better than I deserve” cultivates a spirit of gratitude we all need. A lullaby we like to sing our kids at nap and bedtime is the song “Perfect,” by Ed Sheeran. It was the first dance at our wedding and makes for a lovely sleepy time song. The last line...
by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 19, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
“Uncommunicated expectations become premeditated resentments.” ~ Neil Strauss Do we have expectations in our marriages? I am never more angry with my husband than when he fails to read my mind. Why can’t he just know what I need and want and do it perfectly? Doesn’t...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 29, 2023 | Family Life, Parenting, Society, Spirituality
Motherhood is One of the Hardest Things Women Can Take On: Motherhood is difficult! The other day, I saw a terrible cartoon on Facebook. It was captioned “what every woman wants.” The panel depicted a man with a pregnant belly his wife was kissing. Then he was in the...