by Barbara | Apr 2, 2020 | Womanhood
I am one of those souls that schools, charities, and hospitals love to see coming. I have a condition, which prohibits me from saying no to most requests for help. I have said it before, and it bears repeating, I am pretty sure that I wasn’t born with the...
by Barbara | Mar 28, 2020 | Why the title about pouring oneself out as gift
The easy answer to that question is because it is, but so is yours. We each are so beautifully, uniquely one of a kind. A precious and irreplaceable jewel. As an exquisite priceless jewel there is nothing you can do to increase or decrease your value. You are gorgeous...
by Barbara | Jan 15, 2019 | Thoughts on Marriage
Have you ever put much thought into the passage in Genesis, “God created man in his image, in the divine image He created him, male and female he created them”? I recently gave a talk to the women and teens of our youth ministry program about this very passage. As I...
by Barbara | Dec 29, 2018 | Featured, Thoughts on Marriage
My work predominately involves the preparation of men and women for marriage in the Catholic Church, as well as listening to those who are struggling within their marriage. This gives me a particular perspective on some of the common communication struggles that can...
by Barbara | Dec 29, 2018 | Featured
This piece serves as a follow up from my previous article entitled, “What Wives Want Their Husbands to Know.” While these articles are in no way exhaustive, they are common stumbling blocks I encounter in my work in marriage ministry. Both in the preparation side and...
