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…
Close your eyes. Think back to your wedding day—the twinkling lights, the taffeta, the first dance, the tears and the laughter, and the heartfelt toasts. Well, unless you’re like my husband and me. We opted for a speedy elopement down at the chapel on base. Still, the day we married was the most incredible moment…
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…
There is an unspoken view on marriage in the church that is dangerously prevalent. Many people seem to think that marriage is the next level of godliness, the key to becoming fulfilled. It seems extreme and bizarre. But going from single to married in the church, I’ve seen both sides up close. For church women,…
Several years ago, I witnessed a parent in the corner of a family playroom, sitting on a three legged stool and lecturing his child about some misbehavior. All of a sudden, one of the legs broke under his weight, and he went tumbling backward, banging his head on a Lego structure sitting on the floor…
