What words come to your mind when you think of trust?” I asked my husband while we were driving down the road the other day. I told him how I wanted to write my next article on trust. While he thought about the question for a little bit, I chimed in: “Because you know, marriages fail…
Stephanie and I began our dating relationship by happenstance. We ran in the same social circles since I’d moved to town four months prior and both enjoyed conversing with each other. During that Christmas break, we exchanged emails telling stories about our respective visits at home. Our emails turned playful as we compared horror stories…
Have you ever been asked that question? Yesterday, I overheard a conversation at a church event, “How old are you? Oh and you’re not married yet?” Then came silence and awkward laughter. I wondered if the woman who was asking those questions left the conversation feeling discouraged. The question is, why does that question sometimes…
Jim arrived at home, bounced up the stairs two at a time and burst into the kitchen with great excitement to greet his wife, Mary. Sweeping her off her feet, he declared he had a wonderful surprise in store for her. Covering her eyes, he led her out to the front porch and, pulling his…
I have a lot of married friends, most of them with children, all of them with in-laws. Families are unique, and combining two families through marriage can create tension for newlyweds. A sister-in-law and Aunt, I have seen the in-laws dynamic in my own family, sometimes seamless and at other times busting the seams. As…
