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Posted on March 1, 2023 by Judy Neibling

Dear Lovely Girl, Why You Should Wait to Wear White, and Who Cares?

First, God cares. God, who created you, lovely girl, is the one who said: “Wait!” Wait for marriage to have sex — your white wedding dress the traditional symbol that you did. Doesn’t that make God a killjoy? Well, because He cares so much for you, and if marriage is part of His best plan…

Posted on June 25, 2021June 26, 2021 by Judy Neibling · 6 Comments

Healthy Ingredients for a Marriage: Are We Stirring up a Feast?

“It would be worth a thousand dollars,” my friend and mentor said when I told her what I wanted. That sounded like way more than I was used to spending for anything.  I had told her I had long-standing questions about my marriage, but didn’t know if I could afford counseling.   Ed and I loved…

Posted on June 24, 2020May 22, 2021 by Judy Neibling · 4 Comments

It’s the Little Things That Make You Blue

It's the Little Things for Ed It’s the little things that just won’t wait. It’s the little things that make us late. It’s the little things that I must do, It’s the little things that make you blue. I’ll dye my roots; I’ll bake some bread. I must put clean sheets on the bed. This…

Posted on May 27, 2020January 14, 2023 by Judy Neibling · 4 Comments

Fortune Cookies, A Conference, and A Romance

“Will it ever be my turn?” I wondered as my plane winged its way to Washington, D.C. that July. Would I ever marry? Most of my friends had married by then. I longed for someone to lavish my love on, but had never met that someone who was just right for me. The five-day planning…

Posted on April 29, 2020May 13, 2021 by Judy Neibling · 6 Comments

A 3,000-Year-Old Conversation Taught Me About Holding My Husband in Weighty Esteem

My marriage has had its ups and downs, like any. But God has had His finger on one area for a while now: RESPECT. Where women crave love, men crave respect. God designed us that way. To make the deal sweeter, He commanded spouses to give each other the very thing they crave. Men are…

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