Rejection. What a painful pill to swallow, and no matter how full our “love tank” feels, just one action can make us feel bankrupt. I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.” (Jeremiah 31:3) There was a brief moment in my new marriage when I felt rejected. Abandoned….
I have so many flaws. Sometimes I forget. I don’t forget that I HAVE flaws, but I forget that my husband sees them on a regular basis. Especially when I grow so comfortable just being myself in our home and marriage. I forget that he sees me at my worst. My worst physically and my worst…
When you see someone who you know is engaged, one of the first questions you typically ask (in an excitable tone) is “Will you tell me the proposal story?!” I ask my engaged friends the same thing and expect the entire story with all of the juicy details… Joe’s post-op physical therapy appointment would last over…
We are hungry for connections with others, and cannot endure being relationally starved. Regardless of how impossible it seems to your relationship, emotional affairs happen to unsuspecting people every day. It may not seem true today, but at some point you or your spouse will be susceptible to an emotional affair. You will be tempted and…
Have you ever accused your beloved of being cheap? My husband and I have a running joke, “If it’s free, it’s me!” Free food? We’re in. Free kids stuff at a moving sale? We’re in. Free day at the museum? We’re in. Some may say we’re cheap. We say we’re frugal. During the 14 years we’ve been married, we’ve enjoyed hunting for some…
