I feel incredibly blessed and humbled to be happily married. However, I know that many people do not share my experience of joy in marriage. As I shared in Five Marriage Lessons From a Newlywed, one of the main messages about marriage that I heard from so many people before I got married was one…
A wedding planning how-to for the heart, The Purposed Bride by Lindsay Tracy Hall (CreateSpace 2013) is not a guide centered on flowers, food and fashion (the Lord knows we have enough of those). Rather, this faith-based, engaging handbook explores the deeper issues of planning the wedding day. Drawing from her website, thesweetchristianbride.com, Hall helps…
I was sitting in one of my favorite French bakeries in Charlotte, NC when I first picked up a pre-released manuscript of Abbie Smith’s book, Celibate Sex. While sipping on my melange riche with Edith Piaf’s velvet voice playing overhead, I thought of all the people that I wanted to send a copy to once the…
When I was asked to review Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud and John Townsend, I jumped at the opportunity, hoping to be both challenged and affirmed. After all, I’m always game to glean additional information about healthy dating relationships for my future. I did learn some things. I was challenged on certain topics. And…
Have you ever noticed that the Bible begins and ends with a marriage? Near the beginning of Genesis with Adam and Eve we witness the first uniting of a man and woman by God. In Revelation, Jesus returns and we experience a wedding between the Church (the bride) and Jesus (the bridegroom). John and Stasi…
