Today, we celebrate our 18th anniversary. That’s an entire childhood’s worth of marital bliss. If our marriage was a child, it would now be graduating from high school and preparing to enter college. It could vote. It could hold a driver’s license. In some states, our marriage could legally drink, and in a perplexing train… Continue reading Happy Together
Month: July 2011
My Story: Following the Leader
One year ago today, on July 14, 2010, my husband was unexpectedly laid off from his job. When Matt told me the news, I also heard the voice of God whispering in my ear…”How far are you willing to go with Me?” and I admit, I was terrified. Terrified of what that meant: would we… Continue reading My Story: Following the Leader
Ka-BOOM! (A Third of July Story)
Once upon a time, there were two families that were really good friends. They did lots of things together. But one of their favorite things to do was to go watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July. Except that the fireworks weren’t on the Fourth of July. They were on the third of July. … Continue reading Ka-BOOM! (A Third of July Story)