For our first Christmas together, my husband and I are feeling somewhat displaced. We have no Christmas tree, no poinsettias, not even a pinecone. There’s not a single ornament in sight. We haven’t decked any halls, roasted any chestnuts, or jingled any bells. But we’re not Grinches, we’re just moving. We are saying goodbye to…
When I was a kid growing up in Central Pennsylvania, we used to have some serious snow storms. I remember getting so excited about snow days, which meant my siblings and I got to play outside in the snow all day instead of going to school. If we were really lucky, we had a power…
Submission. Headship. What was your first reaction when you read those words? Did you bristle? Cringe? I’m willing to bet you didn’t get a warm fuzzy feeling. The topic of leadership and submission in marriage is one of the least popular in our society, even among Christians. It’s also one of the most misinterpreted. Couples…
When I was a newlywed, the one thing I wanted more than anything was to grow closer to my husband and revel in sharing every part of life with him. The Coast Guard had a different plan, however, and we spent seven months of our first year of marriage apart from each other. Whether you…
Before marriage, couples often find their relationship to be somewhat trouble-free. You will hear couples say how they rarely encounter issues, but when they do, they handle them with relative ease. Flash forward to after the wedding day, and suddenly the same couple is saying how they argue all the time over everything. They cannot…
