Black stains adorned my hands as I typed. No metaphor there. I pulled into Panera on my way to a graduate counseling class that covered the life cycle of marriage. I sat down with my coffee and pulled out my journal for a rare forty-five uninterrupted minutes. Did I mention that snowflakes fell softly on…
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It takes a lot of time and effort to plan a wedding! And it can feel all-encompassing and stressful at times. If you don’t know where to begin there are many helpful resources online and in the bookstore that can help. Also, ask a few married friends for their advice on how they planned their…
Over 14 years later, I can still remember the day—during our pre-marital counseling—where I got the best marriage advice I ever received. We had just taken our personality inventory, and neither of us had seen it, but the man (we’ll call him Reverend Henry) who was leading our pre-marital counseling had. And he wasn’t impressed….
It may look fine on your calendar: Grandma Jan’s house for Christmas breakfast, your mom’s house for lunch, his step-dad’s house for dinner, and your grandpa’s house for a second dinner. Everyone’s covered and there are no overlaps on the planner. But by the end of the day you’re exhausted and so stuffed that you’re…
