Morning friends, I am on a two week speaking gig to New Orleans, then North Carolina, and then Florida and I’d appreciate your prayers. Instead of answering a question this week, I thought I’d share an observation from Elisha’s interaction with Naaman from 2 Kings Chapter 5. Naaman was a mighty warrior and […]
My Husband Has The Disease Of Alcoholism. Should I Accept That?
Morning friends, This is my 500th blog. Whew. Each week for almost 10 years I’ve been answering someone’s question and each week I get lots more questions. I’ve so appreciated all the community and support you give one another here. Thank you. Some of you are going to the 2018 CONQUER Conference. I would love […]
Am I Being Too Passive In My Marriage
Morning friends, We had a great time last week on Facebook Live talking about topics that will be covered at the CONQUER: Be brave, Grow Strong Conference in October. Over 400 women have registered so far and I would love to see you all there. If you’d like to watch some of last week, here […]
How Can My Counselor Get My Husband To Repent
Morning friends, Sheesh. Have you ever had your bedroom carpets replaced? Master bathroom ripped out and redone, whole house painted and baseboards removed and redone? Yep, that’s happening at my house and it feels a little overwhelming, actually like a disaster. This is phase two of our 20-year-old Arizona house renovation and I hope I […]
Is His Behavior Part Of His Recovery Or Part Of The Same Abuse?
Morning friends, Well, we had quite a challenging week at leslievernick.com. Our blog didn’t post correctly last Wednesday and therefore your responses weren’t showing up. Then we discovered other problems with people trying to access our CONQUER membership site. After two days of searching, we found that our hosting site had installed a plug-in that […]
The Glorious Unbecoming – Part II [Guest Post]
Morning friends, Thanks so much for your prayers. My dad got out of the rehab center last Wednesday and I was able to fly home and leave him and my stepmother in the able care of another sibling. We are praying he will grow stronger again and they will be able to continue to live […]
Am I Controlling In My Marriage?
Morning friends: Our CONQUER Conference is going to be held this weekend and it will be amazing. Over 600 women from all over the US and Canada are going to be joining together to learn how to become the woman God designed them to be. It’s not too late for you to come. Click here […]
Does Grace and Forgiveness Erase Negative Consequences or Amends Making after Serious Sin?
Morning friends, I’m home. Although I miss the sunny California warmth, it is so good to be back to my own house and bed. This week I am doing a free webinar on Thursday night on Healing a Destructive Marriage: The Roadmap. Click here for more information. Today’s question was written by a man who challenged […]
Six (6) Attributes That Can Replace Abusive Actions [Guest Post]
Morning friends, This is my last full week in California and then I head back home (long drive) to Pennsylvania. I am ready to get home. I love California and sunshine, ocean, and grandchildren, but I miss my house and my stand up desk where I can do most of my work standing rather than […]
From Violance To Gentleness – How I Work With Physically Abusive Men [Guest Post]
Morning friends, I am feeling much better. Thanks for your prayers. I appreciate you all so much. I’ve invited my friend and colleague, Pastor Chris Moles, who is also a Batterer Intervention Specialist with the State of West Virginia to share his heart on some of the things he does to help abusers change. He […]