Have you ever heard the story about the newlywed husband who invited his ex-girlfriend over when his wife was out? It’s a funny story. Or at least it is now, but when it actually happened to me, I did not find much humor in it at all. Less than six months into our marriage, my…
I’m an introvert. I’m such an introvert that I chose a career where I spend most of my day, sitting alone, reading books written by people who have been dead for 200 years. Seriously, when I say I am an introvert, I really mean it. Because I’m an introvert, being around people drains my energy,…
“What is that?” I stopped brushing my freshly-washed hair to stare at the big brown speck reflecting back at me from the mirror. How I could still have dirt on my body after a twenty minute shower? Sure, we’d been hiking in the Colorado Mountains all day, but dirt doesn’t permanently stain! I examined the…
According to Wayne Mack, “there is only one statement about marriage that God includes four times in the Bible” (Strengthening Your Marriage, p. 1). Can you guess what it might be? It’s this: For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh”…
After my husband asked me out on our first date, we were inseparable. We couldn’t get enough of each other’s company. Our dating days were filled with joy, delight, anticipation, passion, and little conflict. But after we got married, into the newlywed years and beyond we started to grow familiar with each other. We saw…
