I talked to a couple different groups of teens recently about sexual integrity and relationships and marriage and porn and fighting temptation and God’s plan and provision for all of it. I’ve given this presentation many times before. I know the material inside and out, can give it without barely looking at my notes, even though I’d last given it…
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This Sacred Marriage
Two Becoming One: Reflections on 1 year of Marriage
We celebrated our 1 year anniversary a short time ago. It’s been a full year and barely a year and quite the year, all in one. God has richly blessed us but the romantic FB posts and sunset-on-the-beach pictures don’t tell the whole story, either. I remember in those weeks before our wedding, this song was a theme and…
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Thoughts on Birth, Suffering, and Marriage
This past week has taught me much. I gave birth to my firstborn son on Tuesday, March 9, after 22 hours of labor, including 6 hours of pushing. My birth looked much different than planned and included a hospital transfer instead of the homebirth I’d hoped for. Recovery has been difficult, and while we’ve had the best of medical support…
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Thoughts on Elections and Babies
It’s Election Day. Social media has been all in an uproar for quite some time, and chances are that it will continue. All around the country, businesses are boarding up in case of riots. There is a certain tension and unrest that many people feel. They keep saying that this is one of the most pivotal elections of all time,…
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Finding Him in the Sweetness
I am learning to find Him in the sweetness. These days, I don’t have to simply trust the goodness of God in the dark, but I get to see it on display in the light. The lines have fallen to me in very pleasant places. My circumstance are ones I love, filled with abundance and gifts and blessings. It’s a…
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