I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest when, at my engagement party, I overheard my soon to be mother-in-law giving my uncle/wedding officiant/pre-marital counselor the third degree. How I managed to calmly articulate our confidence in my uncle’s ability to counsel and marry us is beyond me. The next morning,…
I birdied the twelfth hole!” my boyfriend cried excitedly. “It was awesome. I holed out from the bunker.” Birdy? What? He killed a bird? … Bunker? Is there a war going on? All this golf talk made my head spin. It was like a foreign language. The extent of my golf knowledge consisted of knowing…
The stress of work, church responsibilities and post-wedding busyness and change had finally caught up with me. I went home from work every night, sat on the couch and watched TV until it was time to go to bed. Then, I would curl up into a ball under the covers and sob uncontrollably. And then…
I’m often asked what’s been the hardest time in my marriage. Without hesitation, I name the first year of our marriage. We struggled with making it through every day without hurting each other. We eventually got into our groove around month 8 or 9, which at the time felt like year 80 or 90. Now,…
Marriage is made of promises, from the inaugural seconds of the union between a man and woman. I, Sinner 1, promise to be true to you, Sinner 2, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.” I took some…
