Do you ever feel like reading the Bible is just not enough? Or that you have been reading the Bible and still looking for more ways to grow your faith? Well, you are not alone and there are some great Christian books out there to help. Now, before I go on let me be clear. The best book to grow your faith and the greatest love story of all time is found in the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals Himself, things about ourselves, and how to come to saving faith and grow our faith. Although the Bible was written thousands of years ago, it still speaks to us. God still speaks to us now ..read more

Every day you are faced with a seemingly unending list of to-dos and people in your life that need you. People that need you to either be present with them or to do something for them. Prioritization is key for every woman, wife, and mom. As a wife, if you were to look at your life and schedule, how well do you prioritize your marriage? You may be in a season where you could happily answer this question because you are living your best wife life right now. Yet, for many wives, myself included, if we are to be honest, we could be doing better. Your marriage is important to you, yes. However, w ..read more

In marriage, we are often looking for ways to grow and make our marriages better. Whether that is improving your communication, spending quality time, or making sure to keep the spark alive. Yet, one of the most important things as a wife you have to be intentional about is growing spiritually with your husband. Having a strong marriage that lasts takes more than just you and your husband. It takes God being at the center. The center of your life, your husband’s life, and your marriage. This is a lot easier said than done. There is so much competition for our attention and time. Both for you ..read more

No matter how well you think you have prepared. Books you have read or advice you have been given. There will always be new things for you to learn in marriage. Marriage lessons to learn, some the hard way, but necessary for you to have a long and healthy marriage. Marriage changes, grows, challenges, and stretches you in ways nothing else can. The longer you are married the more you experience. One thing that has helped me the most throughout my marriage is being surrounded by other married couples. Other couples have shared with us marriage tips, tools, and lessons they have learned and use ..read more

What if you could do one thing that could change the course of your entire year? One simple thing that will not cost you anything, but could change everything? That one simple thing, I know because it changed everything for me, is having a word of the year. Now I know this seems so simple that it could not possibly change your entire year, but it can. I can remember a few years ago when I was introduced to choosing a word of the year and I was quite skeptical. I knew all about setting goals for the year and making sure they were SMART goals. (SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable ..read more

Each new day, week, month, and year are like fresh starts. A way for you to either build on what you have done before or start anew. As you look forward to the new year, are there things that you need to let go of to truly have a fresh and better start? Things you need to leave in 2021? Whether they are actual things, people, or even mindsets. Going into the next year holding onto things you should have let go of can have a negative effect on you and the things you are working towards in the coming year. I know because I have done this more times than I care to admit. Whether it was holding o ..read more

We all either know or have sung the little rhyme that goes something like, “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.” Getting to the baby in the baby carriage is such a blessing, but it is also life-changing in ways you never realize. Causing many moms to wish they had asked more questions before having kids. Becoming a mom is both exciting and scary. Being responsible for caring, nurturing, and providing for a new little human can be overwhelming. Children do not come with instruction manuals, so it is all on-the-job training. No matter whether this is ..read more

Getting married and becoming a wife is one of the most exciting and often scary things you can do. It is so much you are looking forward to and so much that is also unknown. If you would ask anyone who has been married for a while there are always things they wish they knew before getting married. Things they wish they could have been better prepared for if they had known the questions to ask. Or wish they had spent more planning their marriage than the wedding. Both are so common and can have such a profound effect on your marriage for years to come. I know because I am one of those people w ..read more

Going from girlfriend to fiance is so exciting. You are one step closer to fulfilling your dream of becoming a bride and then a wife. It may seem that once you say ‘Yes!’ to the love of your life asking you to be his wife it is all downhill from here. While it is exciting there are things you need to know before getting engaged. The journey from girlfriend to bride-to-be to wife is one that you have to be intentional about navigating successfully. When you finally find the ‘One’, you are often just waiting until he pops the big question. Since you were a little girl, you have been dreaming of ..read more

You have probably heard the saying ‘Hindsight is 20/20’ and for so many of us it often rings true. Especially when it comes to dating and trying to find the ‘One’. Yet, what if you could get the benefits of the lessons without having to go through some of the bad dating situations yourself? Well, you have come to the right place because I am going to share with you five things you need to know before dating. Now I know that here at Beyond Committed I am usually all about wife life and marriage. Helping wives and wives-to-be gain the clarity, confidence, and connections they need to live the l ..read more