Meet Jennifer Walker and Slow Cooking!

I grew up in a Christian home, where my parents modeled a sweet union of friendship and love within their marriage. I knew that when I grew up I wanted a marriage like theirs, and a husband like my daddy. At the age of 13, God called me to be a minister’s wife, mother, and encourager of women through His Word. I started praying specifically for my future husband, and loved him before we ever met.

Just like God does, He has beautifully fulfilled every one of those calls. My minister-husband James and I have been married almost 18 years. We have two children, a teenage son and a pre-teen daughter. Through a commitment to the Lord and to each other, prayer, and the Rock of God’s Word, we have enjoyed, survived, and actually thrived through several difficult seasons of life and marriage.

It is my joy to join the Adding Zest team! The goal God has given me for my portion of Adding Zest is to help us prepare for intimacy with our husbands by letting God prepare our hearts.

God has a beautiful plan for all of our marriages, and I’m thankful to be a part of His work through this blog. Below is a bit more about the angle my posts will have.


About Slow Cooking

The “Original Slow Cooker”: That’s the rest of the name for a very valuable household item that most of us have in our kitchens: The Crock-Pot.

Have you heard the saying that women are crock pots while men are microwaves? In my experience, I’ve found that to be SO true! It takes me a lot longer to warm up and “cook” than it does my husband. It’s O.K., though. That’s the way God designed and wired us.

In my kitchen, I appreciate and value both my Crock-Pot and my microwave. Although it takes a little more time and planning to cook a meal in my Crock-Pot, it’s always worth the effort. I’ve never regretted a meal prepared this way.

The same is true in marriage. Since we women are like the “Crock-Pot – The Original Slow Cooker”, it takes a little more planning and time to produce something satisfying. But it’s always worth the effort. We’ll never regret the time invested in our love lives with our husbands.

Thankfully over the years, the Lord has taught me some strategies to keep the “Crock Pot” cooking all day, so that it is ready when the “Microwave” is turned on. Just like the options on Crock-Pot’s website, this “Slow Cooking” portion of Adding Zest will offer a few Recipes and Smart Living Tips to help us make the most of the invaluable gift we’ve been given as Slow-Cooking women loving our men.

Last year Jennifer allowed us to share about her bedroom challenge and we are super excited to have her join as a regular contributor! You can welcome her by visiting her personal blog, Smelling Coffee. And remember all comments left here will enter you to win a ticket to the A Woman Inspired marriage webinar!