When you see someone who you know is engaged, one of the first questions you typically ask (in an excitable tone) is “Will you tell me the proposal story?!” I ask my engaged friends the same thing and expect the entire story with all of the juicy details… Joe’s post-op physical therapy appointment would last over…
My husband has a t-shirt that says, Be professional, be polite, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.” He really is a good guy, he just doesn’t want you to know it. With three deployments under his belt and 16 years active duty in the Army, Patrick is the quintessential soldier. He is…
The usual, good-natured weekend smack down: What movie to watch. I crossed my eyes and feigned lunacy. “If we watch one more man-movie, I’ll go crazy.” I made a vain attempt to swipe the remote from my husband. “Hang on, look, it’s Superbowl commercials!” Being the remote master, he quickly selected to preview a half-dozen…
Do you remember your first rollercoaster ride? Slowly, you inch up and up until only sky surrounds you. You are perched at the top of the world, and the sun shines brightly. Then, all of sudden, your life topples over, and you plummet down fast and hard. Before you can catch your breath, everything starts…
Although my husband and I were blessed to both be Christians when we met, neither of us had grown up in a home headed by married Christian parents. My parents divorced when I was seven, and my husband’s dad died when he was seven. Raised by single moms, neither of us had the privilege of…
