We’ve all heard the tongue clucking tale of the jittery bride who exchanges her stilettos for sneakers and high-tales it out of the sanctuary before she can even catch a glimpse of her groom’s puppy dog eyes and wanton lips! Perhaps some of us more battle weary brides are no longer clucking our tongues but…
If I could give one piece of marriage advice to every unmarried person, it would be this: Dump your baggage prior to getting married. Other than salvation through Jesus, the best gift you can give yourself and those who love you is to be as healthy as you possibly can be in every area of…
There’s almost nothing better than stepping into a warm house after you’ve spent a few hours in an icy wind. After clean water, ice-cream and coffee, climate control is at the very top of my list of favorite first-world-blessings. There is something so exquisitely good about those first few minutes indoors, as the warmth brings…
Like two fish hooks in the gills of an unsuspecting catch, my fiancé’s blue eyes encroached my territory and yanked me out of my carefree world. “Jennifer,” he whispered, “Out is not an option.” What? Did he just say ‘out is not an option’? C~R~E~E~P~Y! This relationship is looking more and more like a jail…
When I think about the word “humility,” I am almost immediately drawn to its application to areas of my life where I’ve been puffed up with a self-promoting pride. I picture snapshots of time when I was so convinced of my own strength and abilities that I was blind to the One who sustained me…
