Last summer we finally got around to putting up a zip line in our back yard. Not surprisingly, the kids were thrilled. It took them a little time to get used to trusting the run, but more importantly to not freaking out about the fear of slamming into the tree at the end of the…
I read a quote on Twitter recently (where better to find them, right?) which said, “Shame says, I hate me. Discipline says, I’ve got to fix me. God says, I love you; let me restore you.” @ChristinaMarlin While this quote is SO good on its own, and for us as individuals, it also speaks volumes…
It’s easy to miss the parental sway one holds when a child innocently and sweetly says, “When I grow up, I want to marry Mom (or Dad).” Parental relationship role models have a profound and lasting affect on children, as they will form the same pattern in love as you have with your spouse when…
A dear friend of mine is getting married in a few short months! As many women do, we got together recently to celebrate with a pink and girly bachelorette party. I put on my high heels, slapped on some red lipstick, and ran out the door, looking forward to a night of laughs and pre-wedding…
My husband and I had been friends for two years before we started dating, and we dated almost another two years before getting married. In all of that time together, we thought we were so much alike. We liked the same music, the same hobbies, we had the same friends, the same beliefs….yet we were…
