This month my husband and I will celebrate a milestone—anniversary number one, a year that has been rich with new beginnings and filled with “firsts,” getting married, becoming homeowners, moving to another state, launching new careers, and embarking on this crazy, beautiful, blessed journey together! Before we got married, Zach and I realized that the…
I need a husband for the day.” It’s a common phrase I read on social media or hear girls say to their girlfriends. Usually it’s said because it’s tax time or there is some household task that might be better suited for a guy to handle. So, the joke is made that a husband is…
When two people join in holy matrimony they bring a collective financial history with them. Well, in our case, collective is the wrong word. The only thing my wife and I collected was debt. In this respect, my wife and I have always been a perfect match: We both believed in spending money. Until debt…
Have you ever seen one of those t-shirts that has bride and groom stick figures with the words “Game Over” written above them? I’ve seen a few recently, and something about them just doesn’t sit well with me. In fact, I usually find myself completely irritated when I catch sight of one. After thinking about…
Many couples say that the bedroom is the one room in the house where most of the arguments take place. But in our marriage, the room where tension boils over (at least, on my part!) is the kitchen. In the early months of married life, I struggled with my new responsibility of kitchen duties, not…
