After aggressively saving for a while, my wife and I just purchased a home that was totally remodeled. When the inspector was going through the house, he warned us that during the course of the first year, the new structure would settle, leaving cracks …
Why is it so much easier to feel sorry for yourself than to be thankful? Why is it so hard to develop an attitude of thankfulness? Maybe it’s the constant bombardment of marketing with everything we “need” and “deserve,” but we don’t have. And t …
Unless you married the first person you ever dated, chances are you have at least one ex in your past. How you deal with your past relationships can have a huge affect on your current and future relationships, but navigating the past is tricky. I can r …
Are you interested in people and cultures beyond your everyday circle? Some of us may have grown up as missionary kids or in military families and lived in other countries. Others have traveled on short-term missions trips, and for some of us, the clos …
Josh and I went to the county clerk’s office last week to get our marriage license. It was interesting sitting in the waiting room and observing the couples who came in to get married at the little chapel in the office. Some brides cried, while others …
If you’re a smart intern, then you want to be like my buddy Philip Zimmerly, who was a law student when we met several years ago at a federal agency where I worked. To this day, I still use him as an example when I’m talking to new interns. From the …
Encouraging My Boyfriend I’m thrilled Candice answered my question, and her advice was spot on. (See “Am I wrong to want more romance in my relationship?”) My situation has actually improved since I submitted this question. I think my boyfriend just is …
I am 21 years old and have never had a boyfriend. Shocking, right? Sure, there was the mutual infatuation that culminated in going to the spring formal together in ninth grade. But that is where my romantic history begins and ends. As a perpetually sin …
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