Other Great Reads

If you would like to add your blog to our "Great Reads" list, please email me. One of my favorite things to do is to drop in on the blogs in this list. Thank you for adding my blog to your list. Happy Reading and God Bless. Lynn Donovan

2nd Cup of Coffee

5 Minutes for Mom

A Pair of Bartletts

A Picturesque Life

Awakening

A Way to Put Life into Perspective

Always Growing In Christ

Amazing Grace

An Untraditional Home

Ang4Him

Beauty for Ashes

Bread Crumbs

Beautiful Daughters

Beauty For Ashes

Becoming A Titus 2 Woman

Beelieve You Can

Broken for God

Butterfly Blue

Chrysalis

Camy's Loft

Child of Divorce/Child of God

Fish and Cans

Flourish

Fruit in Season

God is Able

God Mission Possible

Grace Alone

Heart Song

Heart Choices

Hearts In Training

Inside the Life of a Pastor's Family

Jacob's Gate

Kittens Come From Eggs

Life Blessings

Life Change Ministries

Lisa Shaw Minitries

Little Adventures

Little Red Hearts from God

Lori's Reflections

Marriage His Way

Marsha's Musings

Mary R. Snyder

Middle Years

Moms On Mission

More Than a Feeling

Our McWonderful Life

Patiently Waiting

Partners in Prayer for our Prodigals

Rich Kirkpatrick's Weblog

Sharing Life With Lisa

She Lives

Shortybears Place

Soul Reflections by DeBrand

Spiritually Single

Sunridge Mops

Sunridge Family

The God Who Sees Me

The Knightly News

The Next Thing

The Preachers Wife

The Well-Dressed Branch

Thus Far the Lord Has Helped Me

Windows to My Soul

Word for Life

Comments

[-:¦:-In His Grip -:¦:- Loni]

Good Morning, I wanted to add my blog to your list. I hope it is encouraging for someone :D

Hearts in Training:
http://hearts-in-training.blogspot.com/

Thank you for all you do.

Blessings,
Loni

[Holly]

Thanks for all the blogs.... having trouble getting up and going to work this mornin.... Now I must learn to blog... LOL

Its amazing the way God can use our lives to bless others...................
Even when we see our life as a total mess.........Its an amazing testimony to others. God Bless you ladies...

[Deborah McCarragher]

Hey Lynn,

I've got your Blog listed on my Blog Roll. Would you like to add mine to yours as well?
Blessings,

God Mission Possible
http://www.Godmissionpossible.blogspot.com

[Lynn]

Got it Deb. Thanks. Hugs. Lynn

[Courtney]

Hi Lynn,

Would you please add my Blog to your Roll?

Thank you!

[Amy]

Hi ... Ive loved reading your blog.. Im just getting started... but id Love for other women of faith to read it and hopefully maybe ill inspire someone out there !!!!!!

http://littleadventures2011.blogspot.com

[Janine]

Thank you for being on In The Market -- needed the encouragement today; I pray for my sisters all over the world who are spiritually single. I learned to thank God for my situation, and to ask him to reveal himself within our circumstance. I have seen over and over the hand of God as I have moved under my husband's authority. There are times I hear the accuser through my husbands words, but God's place for my heart is a strong tower.
22 years in marriage and asking God to keep my heart tender.

[Lynn]

Janine,

Oh how I love you already my friend. 22 years.... and still seeking to keep
your heart tender. When I read this God just moved my spirit and said how
very well pleased He is with you. How He sees your giving heart.

My friend, you are not alone. We are living this wacky and difficult journey
right along with you. I bet after 22 years you could really help a lot of us
with your wisdom. Join us a 1peter3 living. I bet you could help some of the
younger gals there.

Welcome to our community. You are now among friends and God sent you to us.
We will walk arm in arm toward heaven and what a fantastic journey it is....
Let me know anytime you need prayer. Hugging you, Lynn

[Anonymous]

Hello sisters!

Until recently, I felt so alone in my spiritually mismatched marriage. To make a long story short, when I was in high school, I asked Jesus into my heart at a crusade. Unfortunately I really didn't know anything about what it meant to be a Christian and what little I did know seemed a little boring. (What a lie that was!) I chose to go my own way, which seemed a lot more fun at the time. I married my high school sweetheart, who was and is still an unbeliever. Still, God in His mercy, has blessed our marriage and 25 years later I'm still head-over-heels in love with my husband. God did draw me back to Himself, but I was just lukewarm. In the last year or two God told me it was 'time' to find out if I really believed what I professed to believe and if so, start living it out. Scary, right.... Well up until then I thought that if I'm a good Christian, I should know what to do and just be able to do it. When that didn't work, I went to God in prayer and confessed that I'm not very good at this and wondered if He'd show me what I should be doing. That was scary too because I didn't know how to do any of that stuff that He was leading me to do. Well (light bulb) I remembered that I could ask Him not only what to do, but how to do it also. He is so faithful. He's showing me what and how to do things, one step at a time. It's still pretty scary, but it's also an adventure. Even though I know that God is with me, sometimes I have still felt painfully alone (another lie). I really never knew that there were other women out there who were believers, that married men who weren't believers. A few weeks ago God, in His goodness, connected me with a woman in a well-known ministry who had at one time, been in the same situation as I am. She was able to encourage me and tell me that she would keep me in her prayers. Today I was surfing the web to find out how to pray for my husband and I came upon your site. What a blessing! I've watched some of your videos and read some of your blogs. So many of the things you said and wrote about really resonated with me. It's like in the last few weeks, I've finally found some women who speak the same language as me. Thank you, thank you, thank you for following God's promting to start this ministry. God is faithful. When He asks us to do something He always helps us on our journey, if we let Him. God bless you!

[Lynn]

Oh Kathy,

You just brought tears to my eyes. To hear your story that is so familiar to
all of us here in this mismatched community just gives hope and inspires.
You are not alone and you have found Jesus in the midst of your marriage.
THAT is what it's all about. I am so glad to meet you. We are going to be
great friends and walk shoulder-to shoulder together toward heaven and
praying for our unsaved husbands. Neat... neat...

So glad you took time to write us. Chat again soon. Be embraced by the King
this day. Love, Lynn

[Kacy]

Hi, I am new here and I just bought your book! I just wanted to chime in and ask if anyone has the same story as me.

I married a "christian" leader, worship leader, and later on, an elder in our church. Life threw us some curves and I started wondering if my husband was a false convert. After many years of strife and verbal abuse, I have come to the conclusion with the help of my Christian counselor and pastor that my husband is not a true Christian. He has admitted that he has no conversion experience story and has no Fruit of the Spirit. He says he isn't sure about the "god stuff".

If I view the horrible events of our marriage with the idea that he is a Christian, it doesn't make sense. However, if I look at it all and see that he has not truly been converted, all this mess makes perfect sense.

My husband can read theology, quote scripture and play his guitar with the best. I see it is more about being accepted into a social group than being focused on Christ.

I would love to hear from someone else who has shared a similar experience.

Looking forward to this book and revisiting this blog!

[Lynn]

Hi Kacy,

Wow what a mess it is. I will tell you that I have received email from other
pastor wives who are in your situation. They believe their spouse is truly
not a believer. I can't even imagine that pain or what you have been
through. But it does appear that even in this very unique situation, you are
not alone.

Kacy, God sent you to us here and you no longer have to walk this journey
alone. I am thrilled that you are in counseling. Good move indeed. Stick
around here and let us love on you and you can persevere through your
challenging marriage.

I wish I could reach through the computer and hug your neck. I already love
you and feel your hurt and confusion. Visit often and write me so I can pray
specifically for you. I have you on my prayer list now. Welcome and Hugs,
Lynn

[Roxanne Rogiers]

Greetings, Lynn! Will you please add my blog to your blogroll: marriagehisway.wordpress.com? Thank you.

[Lynn]

Will do. Hugs.

[Adriana]

I read your book and loved it. I have so many post-its markings in it. I have been with my husband for 10 years, married for 5 years. Before we got married, I came back to the Lord and he came to the Lord for the first time. He gave up his old life of alcohol, drugs, porn and all those evil things that the devil says is ok to do. 4 years later, he is slowly creeping back that lifestyle. My walk with Christ is stronger than ever, but my husband and I butt heads at just about anything. He isn't coming back to Christ and is a workaholic. He has a stressful job and is believing the lies from the devil. He had a very tramutic childhood and just can't seem to see the light in anything. We love each other deep down, but we are so different. I feel us slipping apart do the lifestyles that we lead.
I try to display the love of Christ, but my husband is shutting down. He thinks my joy is fake. Please pray that he feels convicted and truly opens back to receive the Holy Spirit. Together I know one day we will be coaching couples who are in our shoes. We will have the power of the Holy Spirit in both of us to do this. This ia a test and I am determined to pass it.
Your book was pretty much my life in writing. So glad I came across it. The one thing I think it different is that we have no kids and don't seem to bound over anything. I feel that both of you ladies have great husbands whom you still connect with on all levels, except religion. I don't have that. We can't connect on anything....it is quite scary because let no man seperate what God has put together. How much longer do I feel like a stranger to my husband?

[Jen Day]

Hey Lynn/ Dineen-

I lead a small group of women who are unequally yoked- the group has been going for close to 5 years now and we've even seen some ladies "graduate" with believing husbands!
How can I get on your small group list?

[Gillian]

Jen Day -WOW, that's awesome!

I'd love to get on here too. I write over at Life of a Photographer

[Lynn]

Gillian, what is your url?

[Beth]

Praise the Lord I found friends here who are like me! I have been so alone and could never talk with anyone about my unequally yoked marriage. I too was far from God when I married 20 years ago and returned to Him in the years since only to find distance between my husband and me. I pray for his salvation and our marriage. I'm so glad you're here!

[Lynn]

Beth,

I am so glad you found us as well. You and I have a similar story. My friend, walk with all of us in this community and be encouraged. I will add your name to our prayer list today. Love and hugs, Lynn

[Gillian]

I thought it linked to me when I put it in with the ocmment... starrball.wordpress.com :)

[Deb]

Hi there,

I just wanted to say thank you for this ministry! I was raised in a Christian home, went through a 'rebellious' phase, and married an atheist. Now we have babies and I have re-embraced my faith, and the Lord has mercifully forgiven me. I've been struggling with how to live out my life in Christ without having a lot of the things I saw my parents have (prayers and studies together, encouraging each other on the Christian walk, so on). To talk to my hubby about spirituality means studying up on philosophy and science. He's tolerant, and respectful, but I admit it's difficult to see how to strike the right balance. Reading things and listening to things here has REALLY helped me. So thank you!

[Lynn]

Deb, you no longer need to walk this alone. So glad you found us. And I KNOW
how you feel. Truly. Hugs, Lynn

[Susan Gray]

Hi I am starting a suport group at my church for those of us who have unsaved spouses. I am looking for a studie guide book and came upone your sight. I have enjoyed what I have read so far thank you. This group will be for both men and woman any sugestions would be greatfully welcomed. Thank you and God bless. :)

[Lynn]

Hi Susan,

So glad you stopped by. First, it's awesome you will be leading a group.

If you are starting a group for the spiritually mismatched, we have written
a study in our book. You can find the study guide at the back of the book.
Although our book was written for women, there are men who are reading it
and studying it. There are a ton of free resources for groups on our book
website. http://www.winninghimwithoutwords.com/ Click the resources page.
You can use the videos in your group and the handouts.

Also, please contact Sue Conklin as she will give you some suggestions for
small groups. You can find her email on our small groups tab.

Susan, God bless you that you choose to step out for Jesus and serve the
Kingdom. Please let me know when your group will start so I can pray for you
as you meet. Also, would you like me to add your group to our small groups
page so people can find you?

Let me know. Love and hugs, Lynn

[Sara]

Dearest sisters in Christ:
Thank you for having this wonderful web site to look on and the encouragement you give to us. I struggle daily and I feel deep inside that I will fail. I have twice divorced on my own accord because I was a weak Christian and wanted to find the escape hatch in my circumstances. I took my eyes off God and took matters into my own hands, which inevitably led me to sin and worse situations than what I was in. Thankfully the Lord God never leaves us nor forsakes us. I never once felt like he wasn't there with me even in the bad telling me and urging me to come back to him. Yet I refused and entered into a marriage that was blinded by the wiles of the world. I refused to see passed the surface package and see the whole picture. Now, 4 years into our relationship I have awoken, and gone back to the arms of Jesus and now there is a bitter taste in my life called my husband. It's like all love and desire for him and who he is has gone right out the window with my going back to God. I like to pick up my Bible and open it and flip without reading til I feel God speaking to me to stop. You would not believe how this has gone. Every time I read scripture about staying in my circumstances that I am in and to not divorce my husband. Everyday I find scripture, out of the blue, encouraging me to give it to the Lord and not to go away from where I am. But everything in me wants to walk away. My husband is an alcoholic and a very bitter man. He has been married now 6 times. Each time he says it was their fault. Each time he has continued to put up walls that seem to shut me out of his life. Our relationship was built on everything opposite of God, as I was deep sin. Praise God I have turned around...but I need God to give me hope and help me through this. As in the words of FFH's song. "Lord move, or move me"... I can't get that song out of my head. I wish things were crystal clear. But they aren't. I'm doing a study called Finding God in The Broken Places by Patsy Clairmont right now. And then I think we are going on to Breaking Free by Beth Moore. I am hoping God will jump right into my life and heal it or something. I want my old life back...not this new life. I can't believe I am even in it. It's like I was in darkness for a time and now I found the light again but I must still live in the darkness but with the light too. I feel like it's going to rip me apart instead of make things better. Any suggestions?

[Lynn]

Hi Sara,

Oh my sister, I'm so heartbroken for you. I do understand your feelings. I
too, in my marriage, in the early years felt as though I was finally in the
light but forced to live with darkness. You are indeed in the thick of the
battle. Sara, it seems like you are on the right track by being in the
studies you are doing. Breaking Free will be miraculous for you. There is
great freedom in Christ.

I also would recommend you have a few counseling sessions with a Christian
counselor to sort out your life, marriage and help you come up with a plan
to find healing and how to set some boundaries in marriage.

More than anything, pray with fervor and fasting (if you are able) to ask
God to intervene in your life and marriage. God can do anything. He wants an
authentic and powerful relationship with you. You can bet your struggle will
bring you very close to Jesus. Give Him your tears, fears and lean into him
like you never have before. God is big and will hold you though this.

I'm praying for you and your marriage, your husband as well. Love you my
sister. Lynn

[Angel]

Thank you so much for this blog roll...

If you would like.. you could also put mine up.

http://www.OneSewingMommie.blogspot.com

Originally started to show my sewing items... it has merged to a journal of my walk with God.. :)