I was a chronic liar before I hit double digits. I lied about how I was feeling: No, I’m not angry. I’m just tired. I lied about what I wanted to do: I don’t care which movie we go see. Lying was not only easy—it allowed me to avoid both conflict and rejection. I grew…
One of the most harmful lies that men and women are told is that we will fit into our gender stereotype. Not biblical calls for us individually or God’s design, but human fabricated stereotypes. When it turns out that we do not, we begin to feel there is something wrong with us. I have heard…
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 Before I got married, I spent hours dreaming about the man my future husband would become after we said, “I Do.” I was sure that my soon-to-be status as his wife…
Is it possible to start both a marriage and career simultaneously and have them flourish? Yes, says Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, author of Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your Entrepreneur in a Crazy Start-Up World. Dorcas and her husband, Ned, have put this to the test: they launched careers, a start-up company, and…
Before I was in a serious relationship, I remember questioning why everyone said marriage was such hard work. I didn’t understand. If you’re annoying each other, stop it. If your fighting about the same things, don’t do them anymore. If you’re being wronged, explain how you feel! From an outsider’s perspective, I could not understand how…
