so much of the Christian life involves submission. submission is something we’ve talked about in our married couples bible study, mainly in the context that wives are to submit to their husbands (ephesians 5:22). i cringe when i hear that, and i’m sure most of our society does too. we think it means that women [...]

relationally, this has got to be one of the most spread out times of life. literally everyone is in a different place. i scroll through my facebook home page and see photos of brand new babies, of boyfriends and bouquets, weddings, unflattering moments from parties (and weddings), new apartments and houses and announcements about getting [...]

i always like getting back to the definition of a common word. engaged – adjective 1. busy or occupied; involved 2. pledged to be married; betrothed 3. under engagement; pledged 4. entered into conflict with 5. mechanics a. interlocked b. (of wheels) in gear with each other 6. architecture. built so as to be truly [...]

in an answer to several prayers (i guess even God kills two birds with one stone) bryan and i were invited to join a couples bible study at the end of the summer, where “newlyweds” of up to five years meet every other week to discuss scripture (1st john) as well as a spiritually themed [...]

i am definitely the kind of gal that likes to get fancy and go out to a nice dinner with her stud of a man every once in awhile, and we do that every so often. but lately bryan and i have been taking the less expensive route when it comes to dates, and what [...]

tonight the sky was streaked with sorbet as i walked, thinking about what my days will look like now that i know i need to spend more time in the Word. the thing about marriage is everything becomes contagious. not just a cold or flu virus (which is one of those unspoken perks), but language, [...]