His comment caught me off-guard. Since I was speaking at a youth conference about teens and technology, I figured the dad waiting to speak with me wanted to talk about his crazy texting teenager. But he didn’t come to talk about his daughter. He came to talk about his wife. You see, this man was…
I began an argument in a previous article on why pre-engagement counseling makes more sense than pre-marital counseling. You can read that article here: Center Stage. While I do believe in pre-marital counseling, I offer a few reasons why it makes sense to put your relationship under the microscope before the proposal. Process over content…
It didn’t take much effort for me to gain what I label the “newlywed 20.” What’s that exactly? Well, that would be the 20 pounds I packed on in my first four months of marriage. No joke. Yep, I was one of those women who after successfully avoiding the freshman 15 in college, wasn’t so…
Ashleigh Slater
My husband and I recently saw the movie “Gone Girl.” Part of the movie’s message focused on some common issues in marriages that can drive a husband and wife apart. The movie begins by telling the story of how the couple fell in love. From the wife’s point of view, everything was bliss for the…
