by Joyce Zook | Dec 1, 2022 | Love the Holidays
A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy, white to symbolize the...
by Joyce Zook | Nov 3, 2022 | Love Your Life
I’m not particularly eager to do housework. The minute I get it done and move on to almost anything else, some part of the housework needs cleaning again. Then whoever says, “Thank you for making the house clean and pretty?” My wonderful husband says...
by Joyce Zook | Oct 21, 2022 | Love Your Life
Negative and positive thoughts cannot inhabit the same space. One or the other fills our minds until we decide to intervene. Both thought patterns lead us on a spiral path. We choose the upward spiral and look for the good in our situations. Or we take the downward...
by Joyce Zook | Oct 6, 2022 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
How do we get our husbands to listen when they think their right? We’ve tried talking to them, but they seem to block us out, and our concerns don’t get heard. Yelling didn’t work, getting mad didn’t work, and crying ended in frustration. It’s harder for them...
by Joyce Zook | Sep 22, 2022 | Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
If we push and insist our way is the right way, we lose more than we gain. Our actions result in strained relationships or possibly anger and resentment. Is your way the only right way? If so, is it worth losing the closeness you feel with your husband? Few choices...