Lynn Donovan
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Thriving Despite
Hi All My Friends, I sure owe you an apology. I apologize for my sporadic writing schedule in the month of May. In my life, May and December are equal when it comes to over commitments and busyness. I’m sorry! Whew glad to get that off my chest. Today I want to conclude the truths…
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Thankful Thursday – End of an Era… *sniff… sniff*
Hi Everyone. It’s Thankful Thursday again. Iris, our original hostess for this meme, will be returning and sharing TT with Laurie and me. Here is the schedule. Lynn at Spiritual Unequal Marriage – May, July and October 2009 Laurie at Women Taking a Stand – June, September, and December 2009 Iris at Grace Alone –…
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Books, Books, and Books
Welcome to the final week of our Open Forum. We've tackled some tough questions the last several weeks. It has been and honor and a pleasure for us to serve our readers this way. Please, feel free at any time to leave a question you may have in the comments or email Lynn and I…
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Free To Be Me
Blogger’s Retreat Over the years I have met so many wonderful men and women through this fascinating and awesome community of bloggers. There have been so many days that I have stopped over to your place to read and found your words a balm to my spirit. Sometimes they were an encouragement to my marriage,…
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Weekend Devo – Talk Like the Animals
As my daughter and I were driving to the dog park, she told me a cute story. See, one day a while back, her dad had taken her and Shasta, her poochy, to the dog park. She said the most interesting thing happened. The dogs were drawn to my hubby. According to my daughter, they…
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Our Journey’s – Part II
This is Part Two of “Our Journeys” posts. To read the original post, click here. This week's question is from Julianne: I would love to hear about the growth/changes in your family each of you have seen since your time of starting here. Even though it may not yet be where you hope, what differences…
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Chronicles – Oh ye, of Little Faith
I have prayed for my husband’s salvation now going on 18 years. Wow, 18. There are times, day, weeks, dare I say months that I just feel like my daily prayer, “Lord, I ask for the salvation of my husband. I ask for the Holy Spirit to indwell in his heart. Jesus, save my husband…
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Weekend Devotion – How can they believe?
"But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?" – John 5:47 Oddly, reading this gave me great comfort recently. In Jesus' words, I hear my own dilemma with my spouse. Since he doesn't believe in God or the Bible as his Word, how can he…
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Chronicles with a Twist – American Idol
The strangest things happen. Wednesday morning, I hit the play button on the answering machine upon arriving home from dropping my daughter at school. “Call me… Call me… As soon as you can…. Call me!” Okay? Call me.” Ring, ring. My next door neighbor picks up, “Get dressed. Let’s go to the American Idol Finale.…
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Thankful Thursday – Nature
Do you ever walk out your door and are overwhelmed with creation? For me, spending time in nature draws me closer to God. In the summer months I take my Bible, a hot cup of coffee and my prayer journal and head out to the back yard. I talk with Jesus there. It is my…
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Our Journeys
Welcome to week four of our Open Forum. We've tackled some tough questions the last three weeks, and though difficult, we are honored to be a part of these discussions and to share in any way we can. This week delves a more into our personal journeys, which we are glad to share in the…
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Are You Thriving?
To read last week’s post and pray for your marriage journey this summer, read Thriving Despite (click here). Before we start to understand how we thrive in a spiritually unequal marriage or any marriage we need to ask a few questions first. Okay, one specific question. Why is marriage so hard? Why is it that…
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Weekend Devo – Love God and Love Your Spouse
This weekend's devo is from Purpose Driven Connection by Rick Warren. A great way to look at the two most important commandments… "'Teacher,' he asked, 'Which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' Jesus answered, ''Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is…
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Thankful Thursday – Wisdom
Proverbs 4:11 I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. On this Thankful Thursday I turn another year older. I am a year away from the BIG one. As a young woman I thought I pretty…
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The Missing Link
Welcome to week three of our Open Forum. This week's question touches one of the hardest areas of a spiritually mismatched marriage. This week's question is from Nicole: "Yes you guys are great. What a much needed website! Would you guys share any feelings of guilt talking about your husbands or just with holding information.…
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Thriving Despite
Your hope is that God will give you the wisdom, courage, and strength to defeat the enemy’s attempts to corrupt your heart so you can remain alive and passionate. With a thriving heart you will be able to live vibrantly and allow God to offer a powerful love through you to whomever He puts in…
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Weekend Devo – Puppy Dog Tails
I once read a story about an atheist scientist who gazed upon the shell-like elegance of his daughter's ear and was suddenly struck by the beauty of its design and function. In this moment he believed in God because he realized it could only be a manifestation of the Creator's hand. Something so small had…
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Thankful Thursday – A Mom
I have been working all week on a power point slide show for our church service this weekend. It is Mother’s Day. Next to Christmas and Easter, this is the third biggest weekend for outreach. More “men” come to church on that Sunday than most. They attend with their wives and with their Moms. On…
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Marriage Monday Springtime Marriage
This Marriage Monday we are returning to Christine at Fruit In Season. Christine founded Marriage Monday years ago. I adore her and am thrilled she will be hosting for the next four months. Her topic, Seasons In Marriage, is wonderful. I often write about the season in which I find my marriage, but I feel the…
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Weekend Devo – Love Never Fails
"Love never fails." – 1 Corinthians 13:8 I grew up thinking love was the key to everything. I don't know why, but this was my mental make-up as a child, a teenager, and then a young adult. Yet as I grew older, I started to question if love was really enough. Over time I noticed…
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A New Blog? – Another Year – A New Book
Welcome to my new Blog! This website is dedicated to our Lord and to men and women who live every day in a spiritually mismatched marriage. It is my prayer that this forum will be the place where Christians can find support, encouragement, and practical resources to thrive in their unequal marriage. I pray that…