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…
And they all lived happily ever after. The End. A year of wedding preparations, marriage vows, and a honeymoon behind us. Six months later, this is not what I dreamed about when I turned the page and I discovered, once again, that the prince and the princess lived happily ever after. Here’s the truth: happily…
For many couples, dealing with weeks, months, and even years of a long distance relationship is a reality. My husband is Australian, and myself Canadian, so we’ve definitely had our seasons of life with the Pacific Ocean between us, needing to juggle contrasting time zones and work schedules. While it’s definitely more work than standard…
If we want transformed lives and a transformed marriage, we need to confess our sins to each other regularly. Confession is simply an honest, humble admission of the ways we have fallen short of God’s laws and hurt someone in the process. Author Soong-Chan Rah writes in Prophetic Lament, “Confession acknowledges the need for God…
Blood flushes your face, heart beating, thoughts rushing, as the same frustration blurs around you like an unending carousel. When you married your “happily ever after,” you never imagined driving into the sunset would involve so many road bumps. But here you are at the same impasse, your “happily ever after,” has become your frustration,…
