Caroline Rose Kraft 6 Minute Read The day my boyfriend and I “made it official” was super romantic. We were at Panera early in the morning, enjoying our free coffee refills when our conversation naturally drifted toward…Power Rangers. I discovered that his knowledge of the subject greatly surpassed mine and he asked, “How do you feel about having a boyfriend who…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 4 Minute Read My husband, Devin, and I attended a marriage conference earlier this year with our church and left with an assignment: to read the book Cherish by Gary Thomas. Since we are both readers, we were not only excited to read a book together (something we’ve done sporadically since our dating days) but even more excited…
Trina Holden 7 Minute Read When I got married I expected that, along with the emotional and physical oneness I was promised, I’d at last have that spiritual partnership I thought was a part of every good, Christian marriage. But as the weeks of the honeymoon and then the first years of our marriage swept by with wonderful harmony and joy, I felt something was missing…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 6 Minute Read When my husband and I bought a new-to-us car right after Valentine’s Day last year, we immediately fell in love with the sleek white minivan. There was only one problem: we couldn’t find the CD player. If it hadn’t come with a CD player, that wouldn’t have posed a hardship (okay, maybe a little). But…
Jessica Brink 15 Minute Read letter to a new bride I want to be an encouragement to you as you begin this journey as a wife, and even in the unfolding years ahead. I should begin with admitting that I have a distinctly unfair advantage on this chosen topic: I have been blessed of the Lord with a precious husband…
Callie Mitchell 7 Minute Read Its more than the way her blue dress glides across the ballroom floor, as if the breath of life met a watercolor painting, or how her ever-so-perfectly messy hair flows in the breeze as her horse canters through the forest. Disney’s 2015 live action Cinderella is simply captivating, a film I could watch over and…
Elisabeth 7 Minute Read Why do I love reading love stories that really happened? Is it the part of me that enjoys real butter, homemade bread, chicken soup from scratch . . . or the fact that a little suffering creates a great big desire for authenticity? Most of all, I think it’s the fact that true stories show…
Elisabeth 5 Minute Read About four years ago, Joey and Rory Feek, a Country and bluegrass duo – and real-life husband and wife – were set to film a music video at their farmhouse in Tennessee. But last minute, someone made an unexpected decision: Rory was not going to sing in the video. The song they were filming was a…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 6 Minute Read My husband and I will celebrate our first married Christmas this December. Although we were dating last Christmas and spent some of Christmas Day together, it feels different this year in a lot of ways. For example, practically, we’re making a home together, so we have decorating decisions to make. I have my own kitchen…
Hayley Novak 6 Minute Read If I could write a letter to myself ten years younger, I wouldn’t write wistfully: you have zero gray hair! you aren’t yet jaded by burnout! you have so much enthusiasm! I know now how much joy will come wrapped up in the painful lessons of life and I will almost pity the shallow happiness…
Jeannie Pederson 10 Minute Read There are ways to prepare for marriage that are essential for everyone, regardless of your life stage, and will serve you well even if you never marry.
Natasha Metzler 7 Minute Read My daughter is ten years old and is already dreaming of getting married someday, which scares me a bit. At least, it does until I realize I was eleven when I had my first big crush and I apparently survived. At that point in my life, my boy-judging skills were pretty much non-existent, so the…
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