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How Do I Let Go of My Fantasy Husband Without Lowering My Standards?

By Leslie Vernick | April 5, 2023 |

Morning friend, I hope by now you are signed up for our webinar next week, “How Long Should You Keep Trying: And How Will You Know Changes Are Real?” An interesting question popped into my mailbox this week. It doesn’t have to do with a destructive marriage but is an important question, nonetheless.  Question: How do you help women eliminate…

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I’m Broken and Lost. What Do I Do?

By Leslie Vernick | September 7, 2022 |

Morning friend, I am in Dallas, TX this week for the American Association of Christian Counselors conference. I’d appreciate your prayers as I am speaking several times around some tough topics. Pray I can stay focused and honor God in all I say. Question: I do not normally do this, but I am lost and broken. You see when I…

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Finding Comfort In God

By Leslie Vernick | November 13, 2019 |

Hi Friends, When you read this I hope I am on a boat for on a much-needed vacation. This has been a crazy season of pouring out and as Jesus did, I need to stop and get away to a quiet place. I don’t think I have ever felt more exhausted mentally, spiritually, and physically. Please pray that this time…

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Focus On The Family Told Me To Leave. Was I Wrong?

By Leslie Vernick | December 13, 2017 |

Morning friends, I’ve been meditating on the women of Advent this season in the genealogy of Christ and have been so blessed to see how God uses and blesses women who have experienced grave injustices like Tamar and Bathsheba; women who are disenfranchised, stranded and broken by life’s circumstances like Ruth and Naomi and yet, raises them up and chooses…

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The Idolatry of Marriage and the Comfort of God

By Leslie Vernick | August 29, 2011 |

Hi Friends, I hope all my East coast friends survived Hurricane Irene. Thankfully, we only had minor water leakage in our basement and lots of leaves everywhere from all the heavy winds. Just a reminder, next Tuesday, my newsletter is going out. I will be talking about Holy Listening. Do you know how to hear God? If you’re not already…

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