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Your Turn: When God Plays the Long Game

I’ve never been particularly fast at anything in life. I prefer to take my time, stopping to observe and enjoy life rather than rushing to fit things in. I’m more of a distance runner than a sprinter. If I’m walking with friends, I’m always the one pic …

Date Ideas on a Budget

When Josh and I first started dating, we had some pretty amazing dates. Fancy dinners, weekend trips to visit family in the Bay Area and Southern California, lots of movies and coffee. Now that we’re trying to save as much as we can for our upcoming we …

The Generational-Pride Trap

“Do not be proud of the fact that your grandmother was shocked at something which you are accustomed to seeing or hearing without being shocked,” G.K. Chesterton wrote in 1935. “It may mean that your grandmother was an extremely lively and vital animal …

Five Signs You’re Dating a Fixer-Upper

  Recently, I wrote a post on Boundless in which I compared dating to the process of purchasing a home, and I warned readers about the dangers of settling on a “fixer-upper,” that is, “someone who look[s] perfect at first, but upon closer inspecti …

She Doubted Her Decision, But Still Said Yes

I can remember standing in the bride room with my almost-Mrs friend, when she had a moment of panic. Was she making a mistake? Could she really do this? It wasn’t that she doubted her fiancé or questioned whether marrying him was the right decision. Bu …

In Sickness and in Health

I will never get the image out of my mind. Sitting in that hospital room looking down at my infant son attached to monitors and an IV. Not even two years into marriage, my husband and I were facing the hardest thing either of us had ever gone through — …

Food for Thought

I’ve had some interesting adventures in the supermarket and the kitchen the last few weeks. I recently made a wholehearted decision to cut gluten, nuts, dairy and soy from my diet. That goes along with the caffeine and fast food I cut out about a month …

You Can’t Afford to Date That Fixer-Upper

My friends Cris and Sam had been planning their home purchase for months, and finally, after looking at several houses, they found a lovely home that seemed like the perfect fit. They negotiated with the seller, signed a contract, and began making sett …

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