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We Got Married!

I sat on the bed, wondering what in the world had just happened. In a few minutes, over a few passing hours, something incredible and scary and wonderful happened. And as I sat there, the thought ran through my jumbled mind: now what?  What happened?  We got…

God’s Trustworthiness in the Face of Fire

Decisions are a serious of moments, don’t you think? We make huge decisions but if we take a step back, we can see how each larger decision is really made up of a series of smaller ones, guiding us toward that life-changing moment. I remember one, those life…

On Birthdays after the Death of a Child

“My great-great-grandmother’s portrait hung in the university up until the Revolution. By then, the truth of their romance had been reduced to a simply fairy tale. And, while Cinderella and her prince did live happily ever after, the point, gentlemen, is that they lived.” – Grand Dame…

Tiptoeing Through the Eggshells

No one told me how difficult marriage could be. Most of what I knew I gathered through observation. Observing my parents navigate cross-country moves and long work hours. Observing my newly-married friends enjoying one another’s company while striving to put the other first, learning the power of…