Recently I was listening to the radio and heard an interview with the founder of “Ashley Madison,” an online dating site for married individuals. If you haven’t heard of their company before, their tagline is “Life is short. Have an affair.” As I heard this individual being introduced, my jaw dropped open and my thoughts…
My wife and I came from very different spiritual backgrounds…and temperaments…and expectations. A bit of the “opposites attract” thing. So of course when we got married the idea of devotionals had totally different meanings for each of us. I was pretty much the straight-forward Evangelical of the crowd: we get up early (like Jesus), we…
So we are in the age of social media. I’ve seen a lot of women’s posts over the last few years. We use our time in these forums to post status messages, fun little quotes, pinterest recipes, polls, and photos. But not all of our photos are simply “family photos” are they? Time and time…
Neither did I. Somewhere along our marriage timeline, though, he became one. Yesterday at church we served in the nursery. We don’t particularly love this gig (don’t tell anyone), but we do it once a month for a lot of compelling reasons. Bill surprised me when we signed up by choosing the “large group teacher”…
My marriage vows were no longer enough. I writhed on the basement floor drenched in sweat and tears. “I love you, God and I take my vows seriously, but…seriously, God?” I prayed. “I can’t do this. I can’t take it anymore. I’m so alone. My husband hasn’t touched me at all in weeks. He’s so…
