Jim arrived at home, bounced up the stairs two at a time and burst into the kitchen with great excitement to greet his wife, Mary. Sweeping her off her feet, he declared he had a wonderful surprise in store for her. Covering her eyes, he led her out to the front porch and, pulling his…
I have a lot of married friends, most of them with children, all of them with in-laws. Families are unique, and combining two families through marriage can create tension for newlyweds. A sister-in-law and Aunt, I have seen the in-laws dynamic in my own family, sometimes seamless and at other times busting the seams. As…
It’s a rare treat to take a Bible study under the tutelage of the author. I was afforded such a treat this spring in a women’s study called, Enhancing Your Marriage, by Judy Rossi. I experienced and observed the resurrection of marriages. When the study was over, Judy agreed to an interview so that I…
In the beginning, God created our first parents, and brought them together to meet. For Eve, it was a big day. She had just been created, met God, and was going to her first “date” —her wedding. Upon seeing his wife for the first time, Adam was overwhelmed and uttered first recorded human words in…
1. I miss my family, but not how I expected. I love my family and how they provided such a loving home. However, now that I’ve left to “cleave” —I see how important it is to leave them behind and become one with my husband. 2. My in-laws and I don’t talk much. Not every…
