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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…