This year, my husband Benjamin and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. Let me tell you, we’ve come a long way since it was just him and I. …
Marriage
Real Love Often Comes After Real Loss
I don’t really like to focus on my past too much. While the happy memories abound and comfort me like a warm blanket on a chilly autumn afternoon, I also…
The Exhausted Parent’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Aaahhh, Valentine’s Day when we were young. Years ago on my husband and I’s first Valentine’s Day, we sat out at a park on an unseasonably warm February night…
Finding Gratitude When Your Heart is Broken
Have you heard the phrase, “God is good all the time, and all the time God is good?” If asked, I’m sure we all would say we believe that…
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Advice to My Younger Self
What would YOU tell yourself if you could go back in time? We’ve all seen those movies where someone from the future comes back to talk to someone from the…
Why Your Marriage Is Your First Ministry
Before getting married, Benjamin and I always said we wanted our marriage to be our ministry. But we honestly had no idea if we could do that and what exactly…
The Power of Taming Your Tongue in Marriage
Have you ever said something to your family or friends and almost instantly regretted it? I’ve been there too, probably more times than I’d like to admit. In a fury…
How to Reconnect with Your Spouse as a New Parent
Remember the early days when you and your spouse first got married? You couldn’t wait to spend time together when you woke up in the morning. You spent hours just…
Conflict in Marriage is Like Peeling an Onion
Do you know the unwinnable game at your local kids’ pizza place — the one where the machine pops up cylinder-shaped objects that the contestant must beat back down as fast…
Dear God, Please Superglue My Mouth Shut
A few years ago, my husband and I attended a lovely marriage retreat in the Georgia mountains. Even after thirty-two years of marriage Steve and I like to get away…