I feel awkward writing about love. Maybe I’m too juvenile. Maybe. Probably because writing about love is sappy and when you’re single I think sappy spells “desperate.” Since I’m not desperate (believe me if you want to!) this makes for an obvious tension. That, and people are too quick to take anything written on relationships…
Before I went off to college, finding a husband was always on my mind. I had shared that desire with a friend who was married and she suggested I start writing journal entries to him during the waiting process. It had helped her a lot. I was all over her advice because I loved to…
Often in marriages one person assumes control the finances. They pay the bills, watch the accounts, and retain all of the money know how. In our family that is my wife, Treva. She willingly takes on that task, and it definitely helps us split the workload of family responsibilities. One of the pitfalls, however, is…
About 7 years ago, I was reading Proverbs 31 and one verse stood out among all the others. “She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.” (Pr. 31:12). I couldn’t believe that I’d read the Virtuous Woman passage so many times and never once noticed what that verse said… or rather, what it didn’t…
Saying goodbye to people, places, and things in our lives can be a mixed bag of emotions. Sometimes these endings leave us feeling relieved and excited for the next stage to come. Others fill us with sadness as we reluctantly or abruptly are forced to move on with our life. And at times what we…
