Lynn Donovan
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan – God Hit Me Upside The Head
So what has happened in our marriage, in my husband’s faith journey? Well do you remember that conversation that started this weird journey? I shared that with you last week, read it here. Well, my husband started to attend church with me…… every week…… He has been attending church every Sunday since February. Interestingly, my…
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An Open Letter from Courtney
An Open Letter from Courtney: Hi Lynn and Dineen, I never thought I would say this, but I'm going to miss this season being in a spiritually unequal marriage in some ways. It just dawned on me this morning during a very precious and tear-filled quiet time with Jesus. As the Lord has been impressing…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan – Fear
What is bizarre in all this is what happened inside of me. FEAR. After twenty years of asking for his willingness to attend a marriage class and receiving his rejection, I was terrified to say…… YES…… I literally didn’t answer him because I was overwhelmed by all the fears and feelings of rejection that ran…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan – Never, say Never – This is NOT about James Bond
Several months ago, I told you that God was working some new things in my husband, in us. At the time, the Lord impressed upon me to hide these things in my heart until they were settled out. Today, all these months later, the changes that began in January and February have reached a stall…
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Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs
Part III A few months ago I was emailing back and forth to a friend of mine whose husband is a reader of atheist blogs. She was in such pain and in a quandary as to how to cope. Now I don’t pretend to have all the answers for each individual situation. I can only…
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Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs
Part II As I ease into the second part of this series, I feel a compulsion to say something: To every unbeliever, including my spouse, I hold respect and empathy and love in my heart for you. I have been writing here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage for almost six years. Over the years I have…
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Unequally Yoked and the Atheist Blogs
Okay, Yep. I’m bugged. Warning: This is a very blunt post. Proceed with caution and forgiveness if some of my annoyance seeps out. A few weeks ago I Googled a common term used in Christianity. The results came back and I clicked on the top result. The website loaded and to my complete astonishment I…
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I Saw God
I saw God. Let me explain. Lately I have discovered that my spiritual eyes have opened just a little bit wider. I’ve witnessed glimpses of God around me. Most recently, I heard God. It was early Easter morning. You can read about that story on my Facebook page (look for the post on Sunday, April…
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An Open Letter To The Spiritually Mismatched
The Lord impressed upon me to share a post I wrote for Focus on the Family -The Live Forum two weeks ago. I pray you are encouraged and hear God’s voice as He speaks to all of us, the Unequally Yoked. Sometimes people misunderstand our ministry by thinking we are in opposition to God’s Word…
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She Finally Asked
My friends, Yesterday our Pastor told a story that will not leave me. It pulls at my heart and I think it’s a story we all need. He told of a young woman who came up to meet him after service last week. She came along with a friend. She said to Pastor Josh, “I…
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We Are Stronger Together
If you found your way here from the Focus on the Family broadcast, the first thing you heard yesterday was a quote from us. “Isolation steals our joy.” That’s why the first chapter of our book is titled, “Know That You’re Not Alone!” Our marriages are under attack by an enemy who wants to keep…
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God Said What????
Prayer Requests Over the past several days I have been praying for so many of you. As I have been working through the prayer requests left here, I write down names and the things for which you have asked me to pray. In fact, this photo represents a fraction of the many prayer…
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Messy and Broken Could Be The Best Place To Be
It’s Sunday afternoon as I write this post, I know I should be asking you to listen to Dineen and me on the radio today. But, right now I just can’t. My heart is heavy. In a rare moment, this morning at church at the request of our Pastor, I went to the front…
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It’s A Tweet Up! Let’s Get Ready to Rumble. I mean Twitter…..
Join Dineen and me (Lynn) today as we join with @FocusMarriage a discussion and questions about thriving in a Spiritually Mismatched Marriage. Use the hash tag #WinningHim. Tweet using the hash tag and join the conversation and watch your tweets pop up here. We will randomly select five Tweets who will win a copy of…
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#WinningHim and @FocusMarriage Unite! Woo Hoo!
Are you ready for a little fun? Before that however, let me just tell you that I have been reading the prayers you left for Dineen and me. I promise you, I burst into tears, sobbing at times over the love and caring you poured into our lives. I will be printing them out and…
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What A Weekend
My friends, as I type this post, it’s late Sunday afternoon. I have just returned from my church’s Women’s Retreat. Every year I can’t imagine the retreat could be better than last year. But God never disappoints and this weekend exceeded every expectation. Healing happened, friendships formed, Jesus was present and God Almighty was worshiped.…
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What Happened on March 14th? I Still Ponder it All.
SPOILER ALERT….. SPOILER ALERT….SPOILER ALERT I know that there are many of you reading and working through the questions of our book right now. There’s a story I share in the book that I have never told here on the blog. It’s the story of a glimpse into the miraculous and it happens in chapter…
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Focus On The Family Broadcast
Hi My friends, Lynn here. I don't know how many of you receive our monthly newsletter but in December I shared a significant event in my life. At the time I felt as though my unequally yoked journey came full circle. To read that story, click here. To sign up for our monthly newsletter, which…
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What Really Happens When We Worship. I Promise I’m Not Weird.
Chronicles of the Donovan Clan: On Wednesday I experienced something with the Lord that I am still processing. It’s a bit unusual but as I lay in bed that night, I felt the same compulsion to share the experience with you. This is exactly how I felt on Wednesday evening when I shared it with…
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An Open Letter to Celia
My Friend Celia, Dearest Celia, Romans 10:10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. God is a mystery and we will never fully understand or know everything about him. Even in heaven, we will continually discover new…
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When They Are Stinkin’ Mean ~Part II
“I try to read the Bible….but it doesn't sink in….I read it and I don't "get it"…..I read it and I don't hear what other people hear….so I give up. I give up because I doubt….I give up because my husband is so stinkin mean about "religion"…..” Over the past few posts I have been…