by Joyce Zook | Jul 23, 2026 | Life, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Last month, we explored how to declutter items that don’t hold particular significant emotional ties. Now we’re stuck dealing with possessions that carry a lot of emotional baggage, making it harder to let go. The Consequences of Holding On Do you have trouble getting...
by Joyce Zook | Jul 6, 2026 | Life, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage
Welcome to Love Is Not, a collection of lessons inspired by 1 Corinthians 13. God calls us to show love, patience, and kindness, but we often struggle to meet these expectations. It’s easy to give ourselves grace when we fall short. We all face challenges, and I...
by Joyce Zook | Jun 22, 2026 | Life, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage
Many years ago, I traveled around Europe, serving as the keynote speaker at military bases for the women’s ministry known as PWOC annual retreats. During my travels, I heard the same phrase from the ladies over and over. “This is the worst place to live.” Finally, at...
by Joyce Zook | Jun 8, 2026 | Love Your Home, Love Your Life
This is the first installment of a three-part series. In this month’s article, we will explore how to declutter our stuff that doesn’t carry significant emotional baggage attached to it. Next month, we will focus on decluttering our thoughts tied to our stuff,...
by Joyce Zook | May 25, 2026 | Life, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Here is a sample from the book I’m working on, “Love Is Not: Tips to Improve Your Relationships.” I hope you love it! Love is patient. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4 Love does not get upset over minor issues. It chooses which problems to address, tolerate, and drop....