After my husband asked me out on our first date, we were inseparable. We couldn’t get enough of each other’s company. Our dating days were filled with joy, delight, anticipation, passion, and little conflict. But after we got married, into the newlywed years and beyond we started to grow familiar with each other. We saw…
My husband once made a comment to me about how I “hate” the cowlick he wakes up with every morning on the back of the left side of his head (notice I specified exactly where it is). I was slightly offended. Hate? It seems like a strong word to apply to something so insignificant. But…
Everyone has a past. EVERYONE! And we all bring that baggage into our marriage relationships, whether we want to or not. I have become absolutely convinced that brutal, gut-level honesty within marriage relationships is vital. I use the words “have become” because I have not always been a strong supporter of telling the truth to…
If you’re reading this right now, chances are you are striving to be as intentional as you can about starting your marriage right—or at least about nurturing a healthy relationship with your significant other. But today let’s talk about what can happen un-intentionally. To any of us. My guest is Rebecca Halton, and I’ll let…
Don’t freak out, but there’s a bear on your right,” my friend whispered in my ear. Mm-hmm, sure, I thought. For the past hour, she’d been trying to scare me with fake bear warnings as we hiked through Glacier National Park. Still, I turned good-naturedly to look up the hill. To my horror, I linked…
