I sat with Mandy as she piled her things into a suitcase. I did everything I could to convince her to give her marriage another chance. Her husband was difficult, this was true, but he wasn’t hopeless. He was willing to admit his problems, get counseling, and work...
Our mobile society has made gathering as a family even more important than in the past. It used to be that families lived and died in the same town and saw each other often. But now, with the increase in distance, the prevalence of stepfamilies, and other medical or...
The French writer Colette captured these passionate conflicting thoughts of a new bride: “The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.” She captures...
“I think David should wear a white tuxedo,” my dad insisted. “He is just as pure as Sabrina, so why shouldn’t he dress in white for his wedding day?” With smirking eyes, my spouse-to-be and I attempted to explain to my dad that white suits were cool in the ‘70s...
In 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana spent $110 million on their wedding, according to financesonline.com. It was dubbed “the wedding of the century,” and decades later, it is still the most expensive wedding of all time. Countless hours were spent...
My husband and I often go on walks through our neighborhood park. One day, our 9-year-old daughter, Katherine, wanted to tag along. Robbie and I grumbled about the difficulties of our current circumstances, while Katherine gathered “wishes” (dandelion seed pods) and...
I once heard of a young man who said, “A marriage license is like a receipt. If I don’t like this wife, I can exchange her for another one.” His careless response seems shockingly harsh, but this blatant statement encapsulates the actions of our current society. It’s...
My stepson Will and daughter-in-law, Kirsten, were driving in from Dallas to stay at our house over Christmas for several days. Even though Robbie and I had been married for a couple of years, this was their first visit during the holidays. I knew it was going to be...
Your preteen is embarking on the era of adolescence, when many of life’s choices will be made, and they need you now more than ever. Preteens are unique because, unlike most teenagers, they still invite participation and close friendships with parents—an attitude that...
Science has become a god in our society. People depend on science to pursue everlasting life, save the planet from doom, and explain our reason for existence. Sadly, even many Christians trust and know more about science than they do the Bible. And when there is a...
Marriage is the most intimate relationship two people on earth can have. As Genesis 2:25 describes Adam and Eve, husbands and wives are “naked and not ashamed.” It’s a powerful union, having the ability to bind hearts together like spiritual glue, produce offspring,...
“Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood . . . the people that you meet each day.” Those familiar lyrics from the song by Sesame Street’s Ernie played along in my head every morning as my son and I took our thirty-minute walk up and down the streets of our...
