I asked my husband what advice he would give, in hindsight and with twenty-three years of married life behind him, to a young couple contemplating marriage. His reply: “Don’t get married!” (He assured me he was only joking!) There is a great deal of truth in that answer, however. If you are not prepared to compromise—don’t…
What did you pack for your honeymoon? A bathing suit and flip-flops? A few warm sweaters? Whether you went to Mexico or to the Poconos, surely you remembered to take this with you: your list of expectations. No one goes into marriage without that! Some lists are longer than others, and some are more colorful; but…
I grew up in a family that understood anger as a threat to relationship. As such, raised voices or certain vocal tones got us a ticket to our bedrooms where we were supposed to magically get over it. Only we didn’t. Throughout my adolescence and early twenties, whenever I walked past a cart with glass…
That was a weird dream, I thought to myself, as I managed to shake the feeling of this seemingly blast from my past circling my mind. Although I don’t remember all of the details, I do remember one “scene” that lingered with me for the first few hours of my day after waking- that’s how…
Last night, my husband and I had one of those out of the ordinary evenings where we stayed up late in bed together talking, reminiscing about our college and dating days, and how we were so thankful God gave us one another when we least expected it. We reflected on our wedding day and all…
