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...

Honor- when I think of this word I think of royalty. This is how I want to begin treating Sweetheart. I want to serve him day and night like he is the king. What better way to show love and honor then to serve their practical needs. Last night when I...

This is our last day home with family and then we will head back to school and work. For the dare today I chose to stop reading my book that I really had been looking forward to and instead cuddled on the couch with Sweetheart and watched the football...

This was a great devotional to read today. I actually was ahead of the game because we have created what we call fight rules. In our pre-marital counseling last year our Pastor required us to write a list of non-negotiable and fight rules that we were...

Still hanging out with my family back home with Sweetheart. This morning I stayed up all night and went shopping for Black Friday. It was a fun time with my cousins. Sweetheart stayed at home and slept:) of course I wanted him to come but I knew he would...

Today is Thanksgiving Day and I am so thankful for the past 5 1/2 months with Sweetheart. It feels like we were just married yesterday in one sense and on the other hand it is hard to remember what my life was like before we were married. We are spending...

Today's dare is perfect but will require some conscious thought and work on my part. In just a few hours we are leaving to go spend Thanksgiving with my family. I am super excited as I have always loved my family and leaving them this summer was hard...

Today's reading was a great reminder for me to slow down and really focus on Sweetheart from the moment I see him when I walk in the door from work. My personality could be marked by drivenness and focus which are strengths most of the time. Yet there...

Today was hard to get out of bed knowing Sweetheart could stay home all day while I had to go to work. I was feeling a little sorry for myself but then I read today's dare talking about not being jealous with your spouse. So I changed my attitude...

Yesterday was one of my favorite days with Sweetheart. We were able to sleep in, have a lazy morning around the house, have good quiet times, and then tackle lots of school work. It was a great chance to just practice good manners and spending quality...

The idea that made me think the most today was the thought that stress can cause you to be irritable with your spouse even when you are not meaning to. This summer we got married and now we are finishing up our undergraduate work and I am working full...