Category Archives: Life

The Best Marriage Advice I Ever Received

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: October 26, 2010
With the wisdom of 19 years, I sat across the desk from the most godly man I had ever known.  My pastor, an immigrant from Greece, was an unlikely leader of our small-town homogeneous congregation.  I had very little exposure to people outside of our white middle-class world and his accent added to his authority. My soon-to-be [...]
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You don’t have to be a better mommy

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: October 25, 2010
I sat in our kitchen with my head in my hands. Tears streamed down my face as my patient husband listened to my ramblings. I lamented the cluttered counters, the sink of dirty dishes, the piles of laundry, and the list of more important things still undone. I thought about my responsibilities at church: the [...]
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But I thought we weren’t supposed to curse?

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: October 18, 2010
Last night, at the end of a busy weekend, my middle girl crawled up into her daddy’s lap. She has a habit of avoiding bedtime by any means possible. She will bring her Bible to read a few verses with Daddy. We’ve not found a way to thwart the “I want you to read my [...]
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6 Tips for Handling Difficult Conversations

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: October 12, 2010
I recently found myself in a situation where I needed to have a difficult conversation. I don’t know many people who enjoy them, but they are a fact of life. It’s never comfortable, but with a little forethought, they can be managed. The goal of a difficult conversation should be reconciliation and positive change for [...]
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My Most Important Marriage Saver

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: September 22, 2010
When we first got married, I thought my husband was paranoid. There were guys that he didn’t want me having prolonged conversations with. There were places he didn’t want me to go. There were relationships with girlfriends that made him uncomfortable. You can imagine how I responded when he shared his concerns with me. I [...]
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