After you say “I do” on your wedding day, you begin to see some of your worst qualities that you never even knew existed. I have always known I was a super organized person and slightly “type A.” What I didn’t know was how controlling I can be sometimes without even realizing it. Just the…
My five-year-old niece and her nine-year-old friend Caitlyn were playing at my house the other day. When sweet Caitlyn walked in to our 1,500 square-foot home, she looked around in awe. “Your house is so big and beautiful,” she said. “I’ve never lived in a house as big as this one.” I looked at her…
My husband Isaac is a realist, and I am more of the romantic, dreamer type. I watch all the “happily ever afters” in movies and believe that could be real life. Which is why it should not surprise you that I truly believed Isaac and I would be married in heaven after death, and Isaac…
Recently, our pastor taught on spiritual growth. He said that growth usually comes out of pain and tension. This message reminded me that my husband and I should never be afraid to confront one another or discuss hard issues, because through these seasons, our marriage grows. I’ve learned that there are seasons in life. Life…
My reputation has always been important to me. I am constantly trying to impress people. I will manipulate a situation as much as needed in order to make everything perfect. Once, when my husband and I were dating, I made him leave my apartment in the middle of a snowstorm, refusing him the safety of…
