I'm writing this post because this blog is a place for me to share my joys and sorrows. I want you to know my love story, which includes both joy and sorrow. I hope this story helps you see some sunshine. The Love Story Begins A love story started quite some time ago. Some of you know most of the story, some of you know parts of the story and some of you know none of it. It's a long story, so I'm not sure what all to share. But let's focus on the most recent parts, and I'll try to quickly summarize the rest. I fell in love with a guy while I was in college, and he fell in love with Continue Reading
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Spouse
In my opinion, the very best thing you can do for your spouse, the very best way to truly love someone, is by praying for them. I truly believe prayer is one powerful thing that can change a person deep down into their core. If your spouse is struggling, if you are not getting along, if you are beginning to hate each other, if you are hurt and broken because of something they've done, if you are struggling financially, if your marriage just seems to be spinning out of control: PRAY. Find time to be alone, even if it's just for 10 minutes every day. Take that time to kneel by your bed Continue Reading
What the Bible says about Marriage
I was asked to write a post about marriage, before I was even married myself. I wasn't sure what to write, but as I wrote one post after praying that God would give me the words, God decided to give me enough words to overflow three blog posts. God is kind of cool like that. I shared with you the 10 secrets to a happy marriage, and now I want to share with you what exactly the Bible says about the topic. Because although the Bible doesn't ever talk about dating, which I find really inconvenient (Thanks a lot God!), it does talk a lot about marriage. What the Bible Says About Continue Reading
10 Secrets to a Happy Marriage
Someone recently asked me to write a post on marriage. My immediate thought was, "Me? But I've never been married. I'm nowhere near marriage. I don't know the first thing about marriage, including how to have a happy marriage!" But this person said they needed some sunshine in that area of their life, and I feel like God's given me this job of helping others see sunshine. Plus, I also thought about Moses, and how he felt totally inadequate for saving the Israelites, but God was like, "Yo Moses, I'm a burning bush. Take off your sandals, and go do what I tell you to do because I AM." Continue Reading