I love reading books, especially marriage books. Whether for my job as I read marriage books to help other couples or as I read through resources to help with teaching premarrieds at our church, I am a sucker for good marriage books. I especially like it when I read marriage books that are not only…
If you google “food addiction research,” some of the first results listed are the websites for: Food Addiction Institute (FIA), The Huffington Post and Harvard Medical School. There are some very smart people studying this topic, which makes me think it’s an issue worth studying. Peruse those websites and you’ll find a similar question being…
One year of marriage is under our, mine and my husband’s, belts, and we have learned A LOT. It is true: there is no marriage book that can prepare a couple for such an intimate institution. The reason being each couple is unique, and knowledge is easier learned than applied (in our experience). However, good…
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…
