Has your fairytale abruptly changed into a nightmare? Have you been disappointed by a love promised yet not fulfilled?

I’ve had some feisty conversations about marriage recently. Marriage books are generally terrible, and most advice given about marriage is, at best, opinion and, at worst, damaging. Most issues discussed are tertiary and gloss over the foundational importance of a marriage centered around Christ.

We took our vows seriously on our wedding day, and we have every day since. Our vows were long. I remember looking through the proposed vow options in the packet given to us by our church. I couldn’t decide, Robert liked them all and so we combined them. There was something of the traditional, for […]

This week Robert and I celebrate ten years of marriage. There will be no expensive international trip and we will be fortunate if we get to eat at a restaurant for dinner. This milestone looks different than I probably imagined it would look just a few years ago, but it is actually much sweeter than […]