I kept falling for you after we said “I do” and pledged our lives to one another forever. When we were so young and in love with our entire futures ahead of us, filled to the brim with dreams and giddy expectations. I kept falling when we bought our first home, imagining the years of…
The Christmas season is one full of endless to-do lists, card writing to family and friends you rarely see, and last-minute gift buying and present hiding. It’s full of hot cocoa, Christmas carols, messy homes from entertaining and pillow forts, and early giggles on Christmas morning. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the season, it…
Sometimes the extraordinary we want is found in the ordinary we already have. —Linda Trammell One proverb asks a particularly intriguing question, “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels” (Proverbs 31:10). Although the question seems pointed at single people, its message speaks to every reader—“finding” lasting love is a challenge….
Marriage is great, wonderful, and adventurous all at the same time…but sometimes it’s not. When couples are married and both work, things can become contentious very quickly. Things around the home can begin to get neglected and unless there is good communication about who will accomplish which task, you might start to feel like your…
I want you to think about your biggest misconception of what you thought marriage would be like. I know exactly what mine was. I thought my husband and I could somehow make the honeymoon period last forever and have a conflict-free marriage. Extremely far-fetched, but as humans, we sometimes live according to our ideals rather…
