Unity and going through all of life's challenges and joys is paramount to the success of one's marriage is what I am learning. It is hard when you bring two selfish sinners together and expect them to live together and intertwine all of their...

This time of year is crazy for us, but we are striving to focus on Christ and remember why we celebrate with family and friends this specific time of year. There is only one motivation that should be driving all of the festivities and that is Christ's...

This weekend Sweetheart and I went on a road trip and did some exploring to see what our future might hold for the two of us. I am so glad that I married a fun guy who loves to be with his wife no matter what we are doing. We had a lot of fun just being...

Encouragement has been an area that naturally comes to me for the most part. I have always enjoyed writing encouraging notes to friends and surprising them with goodies every once in a while just letting them know I am praying for them and thinking about...

This dare took some time to process and really think through. Since I am newly married I don't think a lot of blame and resentment has built up, but I do understand the principle of this lesson. It is so much easier to blame your spouse for your wrongdoing...

Forgiveness is such a complicated topic when we make it; yet Christ did not seem to have any issue taking on the sins of the whole world and forgiving all of our wrong doing. Why do we as believers especially have a hard time forgiving each other and...

When you read the statistics including Christian men and women one could wonder how can anyone escape the trap of lust and the answer is only through the renewing of your mind each day and a close, deep, passionate relationship with Jesus. Lust is the...

Protection in marriage is key for both husband and wife. If marriage is supposed to be a place of safety, intimacy then "predators" that the book describes have no place in the covenant of marriage. Sweetheart and I have talked extensively about...

Today's reading challenged me to think and pray so hard for the protection of our marriage. Being newlyweds it is hard to comprehend that there would be a day when Sweetheart would become my enemy. But I have seen too many godly marriages that I respected...

Love is satisfied in God. What does this mean? How is it fleshed out in marriage? In our pre-marital counseling that Sweetheart and I completed last year the first lesson ever shared with us is that our spouse will fail us and will not be able to completely...

This past weekend was a great time to reflect on what is really important in my life, and in our lives together as a married couple. Jesus Christ is the answer, but I'm afraid to say He does not always win out when it comes to establishing godly priorities...

In my quiet time this morning I read Genesis 3. Wow what a good chapter! You might think it is all about the Fall of Mankind. I know, but if you study each individual verse you will learn so much about how God originally had a plan for the universe, then...

Wednesdays are rough days for me usually with yesterday being no exception. I work 8-5, rush home, to eat dinner and feed Sweetheart all within 20 minutes and then drive over 1/2 hour to church for youth group every week. Sweetheart is a youth pastor...

Intimacy is one of the building blocks of a great relationship. I have come to learn that finding trust in one another is essential to not only keeping the communication lines open but also sharing a deeper, better relationship. As humans we were created...

Today's post is very special and humbling for me. Praying for Sweetheart is of upmost importance and I love to do it, but I am reminded that you can never pray enough. I want to be a wife who lifts up her husband in prayer minute by minute asking...