For many couples, dealing with weeks, months, and even years of a long distance relationship is a reality. My husband is Australian, and myself Canadian, so we’ve definitely had our seasons of life with the Pacific Ocean between us, needing to juggle contrasting time zones and work schedules. While it’s definitely more work than standard…
Most Christians do a reasonably good job rejecting and refraining from what we consider the major relationship-killing sins, like pornography or adultery, but we’re often much more lenient on ourselves in the area of the tongue. In the privacy of our homes, it’s easy to insult, criticize, use sarcasm, nag, complain, speak in anger, and…
“We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Are you prepared to have your marriage ‘interrupted’ by life? Are you prepared to withstand the ‘trials and tribulations’ that will certainly occur as you and your spouse ‘become one’? Are you allowing God’s word and instruction to take root…
My husband and I celebrated our third anniversary this month. I know we haven’t been married long, but it’s becoming hard to remember life without him. These past three years have been a crazy, wonderful, and sometimes challenging ride. We’ve lived in three states, completed our master’s degrees, have a beautiful one-year-old child, and are…
Submission. It’s a word that has always scared me. The stigma attached to it in this society hovers over us like a grey cloud. And many of the Christian woman I truly believe that in this day and age we are beyond this. I have begun to realize the places in my heart that need…
