Six months into my relationship with Josh, I began to feel some intense angst. I struggled knowing for certain if he was “the one.” I longed for a word from God: a message written in the sky saying, “marry this man” or “don’t marry this man” would be helpful. Marriage is a big decision and…
If I could give one piece of marriage advice to every unmarried person, it would be this: Dump your baggage prior to getting married. Other than salvation through Jesus, the best gift you can give yourself and those who love you is to be as healthy as you possibly can be in every area of…
“The two of you—together—raise a lot of red flags for me.” My eyes shifted from the man behind to the desk to my boyfriend, and back to the man behind the desk. I doubt this gentleman could tell you the name of my two-year-old son, or even guess my favorite ethnic food, but he had…
I did good. It was my wife’s 30th birthday, and I had the ultimate celebration for her. We were in our first year of grad school in Seattle, thousands of miles away from friends and family. She was a bit homesick, and just beginning to understand that any season other than Summer means lots of…
I was already going to be late, and I knew it. Skimming through the house, I tried to piece together all my essential parts before running out the door: purse, phone, coffee… And then I saw them. The dishes, stacked carefully in the sink, looking aged and forlorn, waiting patiently. I glanced at the time,…
