by Mel Anderson | Dec 3, 2020 | 2020, Advent 2020, Devotional thought
“Come, Lord, Jesus…” There is something beautiful in these words. Yet our family mumbles them at the dinner table as our traditional prayer before our meal. Come. An invitation to The Most Holy uttered as something to get out of the way before the grub. The word for...
by Mel Anderson | Nov 30, 2020 | 2020, Gratitude, Thanksgiving
Our mind can wage war within us if we let it. Most of us are fully aware of this. But I have experienced a mighty weapon in this battle for our minds…gratitude. Gratitude doesn’t always come easy. It didn’t come naturally to me for a long time. But once you...
by Mel Anderson | Sep 22, 2020 | 2020, fear, Grief, Healing, Love, Marriage, Patience, Prayer, Resources, Trials
Talking about porn is complicated. It makes people uncomfortable. It’s not a light-hearted topic and if you hear someone talk about it, it’s usually an off-color joke or some crass comment by a group of young guys. The problem is, pornography is like a dangerous mold...
by Mel Anderson | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020, Anger, Anxiety, Encouragement, fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grief, Healing, Marriage, Prayer, Trust
I often wrestled with whether or not to leave my husband during the many years we limped along through his addiction to pornography. One night, after yet another interrogation, I threw my wedding ring across the bedroom at him, believing I could not sit through...
by Mel Anderson | Sep 8, 2020 | 2020, Anger, fear, Freedom, Grief, Healing, Hope, Love, Prayer
Today, someone I respect reprimanded me for being so open with the struggles in our marriage in last week’s blog post. I did not see that coming. I had prepared myself for the likelihood that there might be judgment or whispers, but I was not at all prepared to be...
