by Joyce Zook | Jan 26, 2026 | Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage
Love is always hopeful. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT God says not to have a pessimistic outlook but instead to focus on what is good and true. I thought I had a pessimistic personality – the type that sees the glass as half empty and that I couldn’t change. Complaining...
by Joyce Zook | Jan 6, 2026 | Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
Updated December 2025, Originally posted in May 2019 In a couple of weeks, I will undergo my fourth major surgery in eight years, and it’s challenging to feel happy about it. When I’m in one of those blah moods or dealing with pain, I turn to my Happy List. I also...
by Joyce Zook | Dec 16, 2025 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
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by Joyce Zook | Dec 2, 2025 | Free Resources, Love the Holidays, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage
Updated in December 2025, initially posted in December 2021. What I expected to happen at Christmas didn’t happen. My high expectations ultimately ruined the holiday. There was no joy or peace as we gathered to give thanks and celebrate the birth of Christ....
by Joyce Zook | Nov 18, 2025 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage
~1 Corinthians 13:5 I love this quote from Max Lucado, which illustrates the meaning of love is not rude. Rudeness snatches parking spaces. Rudeness mocks others. Rudeness interrupts. Christ, on the other hand, was courteous. He was patient, thoughtful, and careful to...
by Joyce Zook | Nov 4, 2025 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage
Updated October 2025, initially published in November 2023 Stop feeling lonely and isolated from your husband during the holiday season. Start experiencing the joy of dating your mate when money and time are tight. Keep the lines of communication open throughout the...