20 Tips for a Strong Marriage
20 Years, Huh?! I find it so hard to believe that I've been married 20 years today, and we had our first date 21 years ago today! Marriage is a…
Am I Lovable
It was my Birthday and my husband took the day off. It’s always a treat to have fun days planned with him. He bought me this gorgeous sweater that fit just…
How to Have an Imperfectly Perfect Marriage
Several years ago, my neighbor was having a difficult time in her marriage. Her husband was leaving her and she could not stop crying. I remember finding her scrunched up…
How to Be a Good (Second) Wife
Marriage is wonderful. Marriage is also hard. When getting married, we all bring some things from our pasts into the marriage. But what if some of those “things” are remnants…
Worthy of Love: A Perfect Groom and His Imperfect Bride
My imperfections were glaring when I met my husband. At 19, I had already been divorced from an abusive man and endured indescribable difficulties. My young son had just turned one year…
Living With Expectations
The expectations we carry into marriage influence us in many ways. If those ideas and assumptions are met, the relationship is happy and peaceful. If expectations are not met, disappointment…
The Perfectly Unstable Wife
The beginning of my relationship with my husband was built on a shaky foundation. The relationships that were to serve as healthy models during our childhood had instead given light…
Recipe for a Healthy In-Law Relationship
There we were, young college students living far from our families, clueless about this institution we'd just signed onto called marriage. After the honeymoon, it didn't take long for us…
Relying on My Husband…Instead of Jesus
Unfortunately, it's possible to sabotage your marriage while living as an otherwise happily married Christian woman. I know this from experience. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was…
17 Things I’ve Learned in 17 Years of Marriage
I know what you’re probably thinking. "That’s an odd number!" Am I right? But this year is our Grandiversary. {BTW, I made that up, so you’re not uninformed. You've heard…