Recently a young friend, a fairly new friend, stood within the circle as four of us discussed the hurdles and highpoints of marriage. All of us, except for Ellie, are married to Army officers and were looking forward to a brief season of reprieve as scheduled leave drew near. We were being vulnerable, recalling couple…
My phone dinged and my stomach sunk. Was that Nathan again? What happened at work today? What advice would I give to fix the situation? I could call my friend’s cousin and see if their company is hiring. I could go wait tables and stop this fanciful writing. I could send out his resume to…
(The following thoughts take place between 7:30-7:34am the morning after an epic make-out.) First stop: Rationality HER: We didn’t have sex. At least not with our nethers. Which technically means I’m still a virgin. Which is technically more than I can say for most of the couples I know— even Christian couples. At least…
I know that you are hurting in your marriage. And I realize that it might seem easier to just walk away. But you haven’t. I commend you for that because God doesn’t walk away from His covenant partner, either. Take hope! Although there has been pain in your marriage, you can have immense hope in…
How do we know we’ve married the right person? Especially after the honeymoon and this person’s flaws, bad habits, and selfishness all seem to come out of nowhere? This woman, who was the vision of an angel on the wedding day seems to have transformed into a nagging, implacable woman who never is happy. Or…
