Chantel 9 Minute Read The moment you have a ring on your finger (and sometimes long before!), the entire world becomes sage with advice for you and your sweetie. Some of it is best let in one ear and out the other. Some of it you should laugh over. Some of it is borderline TMI! (Hey, it happens. Smile…
Callie Mitchell 6 Minute Read A nameless, faceless servant ventures on a most serious expedition: he is commissioned to find a wife for his master’s son. The servant spots a young maiden and makes a simple request for water. Above and beyond the call of duty, she not only waters him, but also his camels. Her response grants the reward…
Shannon Coe 5 Minute Read Less than ten minutes ago, I walked into the living room where hubby was sitting and said, “Quick, name three ways love changes!” Then I noticed the front screen door was open. I have been saying for days we needed to keep that door shut. The outdoor cat is coming in, and staying in, and…
Jenni Marie 6 Minute Read As one of the last to get married among my groups of friends, I had been to my share of weddings. I had been in my share of weddings. I had spent my share of Ben & Jerry’s nights convinced my own wedding would never happen. So when it came time to have a wedding,…
Guest Author 3 Minute Read by Nneka Gerstle It was a stunning Amsale gown. I walked out of the dressing room, and everyone sighed wistfully. This was the wedding dress of my dreams. Did I mention it was $8,000? But so what? A wedding is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair. Every girl deserves to feel like a princess on…
Gretchen Louise 3 Minute Read “You want to know the secret to staying happily married?” grinned the wizened, white-haired man. “What’s that?” I asked with a laugh. This was going to be a good one, knowing him. “A few fingers in the armpits every so often,” he stated, with a twinkle in his eye. I laughed. There’s been more than…
Natasha Metzler 4 Minute Read I’ve been waiting for this year (2014) since the day my husband proposed to me. At some point during our dating season, I realized it was coming and started giggling over it, even then. It’s definitely fair to say that my dear man was warned, so I don’t feel even the tiniest bit bad about it. This year,…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read My husband, Jon, and I have been married for four years.
We’ve spent over two of those years in counseling. We have what we lovingly refer to as a high maintenance marriage. We didn’t really have the honeymoon period that people talk about. We got married and hit the ground running. Two very different, very strong-willed people, thrust into a brand new situation with a lot of baggage. It’s a recipe for disaster, really.
Emily C. Gardner 3 Minute Read During a two week stint of house-sitting last month, my husband and I became well acquainted with our fellow occupants, Hana and Maile, a rambunctious pair of Labrador Retrievers. I enjoy dogs and, for the most part, they like me, but after fourteen days with those two (pictured above), I discovered we have very different…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read Marriage isn’t easy. And when you add the military factor to marriage, things can get sticky in a hurry if you don’t have your feet on a solid foundation. Which is why we need all the Godly guidance, tools and encouragement we can get. The 5 Love Languages: Military Edition covers all those bases.
As an Army wife, this book was an answer to my prayers. Don’t get me wrong—I am so thankful to be married to a wonderful man, but we (obviously) are both sinners and recognized about 18 seconds into our marriage that it takes work.
Colleen Chao 3 Minute Read Four years ago this month, I sat at a coffee shop with trembling heart, looking across the table at a man named Eddie. He was not quite a stranger to me, due to weeks of long phone conversations and shared group activities, but he was a huge risk. I’d been hurt too many times before, and I was scared. Please don’t hurt me, my tender heart cried.
Katie 5 Minute Read Are you haunted or excited by the thought that many girls end up marrying someone a lot like their dad? If you have a great relationship with your father, the idea of marrying a guy like him can be comforting. It’s an honor to marry a godly man like your dad if he was a…
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