For My Valentine: I Still Choose You

For My Valentine: I Still Choose You

In celebration of today’s Valentine’s Day release of The Heart of Marriage, I want to share an unpublished story I originally wrote for the final section in the book, Writing Our Love Story. When another author became available for this section at the last...
How to Make a Marriage Flourish today at (in)courage

How to Make a Marriage Flourish today at (in)courage

When the first two of our sons got married this spring (three weeks apart), my husband embraced the father-of-the-groom’s job of making a toast at the rehearsal dinner. He put a lot of thought into it, as you should when making a speech in front of your soon-to-be...
The Gift of Rest

The Gift of Rest

It wasn’t my intention to start a 31 days series and let it fizzle after 10, but keeping up with that schedule showed me what I’d otherwise missed: I’m burned out right now—physically and mentally—and the late nights spent writing made it worse. I...
Why We Need Our Marriage Stories

Why We Need Our Marriage Stories

I don’t blog much about marriage, although not intentionally—my two most popular posts last year were Movies for Date Nights at Home and 5 Ways to Nurture Your Man and Your Marriage, published the week of Valentine’s Day—but I left Fawn...
Movies for Date Nights at Home

Movies for Date Nights at Home

After writing about date nights last week, I started thinking about those of you who don’t have easy access to (or funds for) babysitting, and decided to compile a list of great movies for date nights at home. I’ve included links to Amazon (to buy), Amazon...
Nurture Your Man and Your Marriage

Nurture Your Man and Your Marriage

I remember how surprised Bryan and I were when we realized we’d spent more of our lives married than not. Crazy. Not only have I been a wife and mother over half my life, but we still have six kids at home. My mother was an empty nester and a grandmother at my...

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