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The Day I Overheard My Husband Talking to His Friends About My Stretch Marks

He had no idea she was listening just around the corner...

Jesus & Homosexuality: A Love Bigger Than Marriage

"I know all the arguments out there, so I know how they are all insufficient and incorrect."

9 Things Christians Believe That Are Nowhere in the Bible

Not only are the statements unbiblical; most of them teach the opposite of what the Bible teaches.

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

Lifehack: How to Toddler-Proof Your Christmas Tree

"We had gone through the terrible twos three times, and made it through the Threenager Tornado in triplet. Through that time we had suffered zero tree incidents and absolutely no, I repeat no broken ornaments. So what’s our secret? We did it without barricading the tree or putting it on a table."

My Husband Didn’t Get Me a Christmas Gift

"After a few Christmas gatherings, and after seeing gifts other spouses gave one another, I thought about my nonexistent present on Christmas night."

I Told My Husband I Hate Him, And He Didn’t Even Care

"Love doesn’t change people."

It’s Not How Much Time You Spend With Your Kids, but the Quality of Your Time That Counts

I can understand that young children won’t remember things like the fully-balanced meals every night or what grade they got in their school subjects, but they will remember Oreos and snuggles.

Don’t Underestimate the Significance of Your Calling as a Parent

It’s easy to see parenting as a chore. It’s work! It’s the hardest job you’ll ever love. It’s moments of ridiculous frustration mixed with moments of surpassing joy. It’s a love/hate relationship that you’d never let go. This is the calling.

Mom Exposing How Satan Steals Our Families Will Flip Your View of “Normal” Upside DOWN

"This is hard stuff to think about. It’s taking everything we’ve called 'normal' over the past few decades or more and realizing that it’s actually destroying the family unit."

“I Don’t Want to Be Married Anymore”: Husband Blindsides Wife With Divorce, Pushes Her Into God’s Greater Plan

"He said it like turning off love and ending a marriage was as easy as changing the color pattern of the living room. Perhaps easier."

Dear Christian Parents, Don’t Underestimate the Significance of Your Calling

One day, a couple of years ago, my husband commented, “God told me today that what I’m doing is important.”