If I’m being very honest, there’s been more than once in our marriage when I’ve felt very alone. Times when I stood unaccompanied in my kitchen staring at the cabinets thinking, “Ok, God. It’s just you and me now.” During…
Why We Promised to Never Bring Up Divorce
My beautiful daughter in law Chelsea, (and I mean that in every sense of the word), asked me to write a guest post for her blog. Given that her talent for writing focuses mostly on encouraging young marrieds and early parenting, I…
Everyone Has A Past: How To Move Past It
As much as we hate to admit it, everyone, including your wonderful partner, has a past. I know, cringe. Odds are, they’ve been in a relationship before you. And odds are, they cared about that person, took them on dates,…
25 Pieces of Advice From Marrieds to Newlyweds
Hey friends. Have you ever been to a wedding where on one of the tables somewhere at the reception there was a box, pile of blank paper, and a couple fancy-looking pens? You wonder what it’s for and look up…
11 Things To Do When You Feel Your Marriage Drifting Apart
Have you ever laid awake in bed next to your husband and wonder if you’re drifting apart? Or maybe you didn’t have to wonder. Maybe you really really knew that you were drifting apart. And it scared the crap out…
The biggest decision you will make before you get married.
When you were younger, did you ever read love quotes that went something along the lines of this: I think that many times, we grow up thinking that there is one perfect person out there for us. So many people…
The #2 reason for conflict in marriage
Hey Chicas, Do you ever find yourself washing the dishes and you look over at your husband and you realize the he, in fact, is not washing the dishes? In fact, he doesn’t seem to be doing much at all……
10 Reasons to Give Your Marriage Another Chance
Whether you’re considering packing your suitcase or reading this while you cool off from a recent scuffle, this post is for you. Take a look at these 10 reasons to give your marriage another chance before you go making any…
I picked my first husband, God picked my second husband
Hi guys! I want to introduce today’s post writer: she’s a woman very dear to me who had always spoken wisdom and love into my life! I’ve been asking her for a while to share some of her insights here…