I love traveling, but I hate the awkwardness of trying to shove my carry-on into an overhead bin. My arms are pretty scrawny and somehow my bag always manages to weigh nearly half of my body weight. I board the plane with dread, knowing I will somehow have to lift my luggage and balance it…
Sometimes I pretend to be one of those people who really loves healthy food but, when I’m honest with myself, it isn’t true. Actually, one of my all-time favorite foods is pizza. Every time I dig into that cheesy, delicious carb-load, I am reminded of a story I heard in high school. Matt and Jennifer…
I am doing a Bible study about intentional living. So I wasn’t expecting a verse about marriage to pop off the page. But then I shouldn’t be surprised, God is always intentional about getting our attention so that He can make us more like Jesus. Teach me to number my days, that I may gain…
Last week a well-known celebrity announced that she and her husband are separating. They have a young child. To pull language directly from her, she said that the split is amicable, they are best friends and will remain so, they make each other laugh a lot, and her husband is an amazing father. Based on…
In my previous article 3 Ways Apologizing Turns into Shifting Blame I mentioned how we never want to be wrong. Therefore, it makes it hard to apologize. We may even see it as a weakness. This week I was doing some reading in “Things I Wish I’d Known before We Got Married” by Gary Chapman….
