Tag Archives: marriage

Repost of Monthly Marriage Miracle Story: Why Doesn’t My Husband Love Me Anymore?

Posted on January 31, 2022 by elainecreasman

“I run in the paths of your commands, for you have set my heart free.” (Psalm 119:32 NIV 1984) Hello friends of Hearts Set Free. One of my passions is to help wives move toward hearts set free, so they … Continue reading →

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Monthly Marriage Miracle/While You’re Waiting

Posted on November 30, 2021 by elainecreasman

Today’s monthly marriage miracle story is an article I wrote today as I reflected on the miracles God has worked in our marriage. Often I did the opposite of what I have on my list here of what to do … Continue reading →

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Monthly Marriage Miracle Story: Forgiveness #2

Posted on October 31, 2021 by elainecreasman

Last month for my monthly marriage miracle story, I focused on forgiveness and the part it plays in marriage miracles. Here is another piece that has to do with forgiveness. I wrote this a long time ago, but I remember … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Criticism

Posted on April 12, 2014 by elainecreasman

Steve and I were watching television recently, and he criticized me for some small issue. Because I can still slip back into being sensitive to criticism due to childhood traumas, I felt a stab in my heart. I was tired … Continue reading →

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Be Ready

Posted on November 6, 2012 by elainecreasman

This past week as I rushed around doing errands, a song came on the radio. These two words seemed louder than the others: “Ready yourself.” I thought of the verse in Scripture that speaks about being ready: … always be … Continue reading →

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Letting God Direct My Grieving

Posted on October 7, 2010 by elainecreasman

Not long ago I had prayed God would help me grieve over the loss of a dream in regard to one of my daughters. He was faithful to do that, but a short time after God showed me where I needed to grieve in my marriage, so He could … Continue reading →

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Freedom To Receive God’s Strength

Posted on September 16, 2010 by elainecreasman

“I’d get a divorce…” the two men agreed when I asked: “If your spouse became severely mentally ill, would you stick by her?”  Both of these men work in the field of behavorial health taking care of acutely ill people.   “…especially if she refused to take her meds, ” said one … Continue reading →

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Freedom from Demanding My Own Way

Posted on September 9, 2010 by elainecreasman

On this day 35 years ago I left my husband. We were on our honeymoon walking down the street in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  “Don’t you think it’s time we stopped for dinner?” I asked. I was an eat-meals-at-prescribed-times person at that phase in my life, and growing up our family ate dinner … Continue reading →

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Freedom to Love In Marriage

Posted on August 25, 2010 by elainecreasman

“I, Elaine, take you, Stephen, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until … Continue reading →

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