Happily-ever-after would seem laughable, on a good day, if Holly’s hope rested in everything falling into place around her. But suffering no longer symbolizes failure to her...
Tag: marriage
Mid-Wife Crisis
His job felt important and exciting. Mine felt mundane and endless. His tasks felt missional. Mine felt meaningless...
In Love With Another Man
You might think this could be the happily-ever-after at the end of the story, but real life doesn’t work out that way. Instead, our life together that had begun down the aisle of “I do” began to swiftly trot towards the pathway of “I told you so”...
82 Days: A Message From One Mother to Her Daughter Before She Walks the Aisle
by Kathy Johnston Randi’s blog last week got me thinking about some numbers in my own life. At 18 I married my high school sweetheart, Russ Ulrich, the father of my 3 boys. We were married 16 1⁄2 years when he died. I was a single mom for 2 years before I married my husband Jonathan Johnston. I’ve been married to Jonathan for 21 1⁄2 years. Total years married years is 38. I have 7 beautiful grandchildren! By the time Sophie gets married in August, she will be 19 and I will have had children living in my house for 38 years. But there’s a big change coming because in 82 days my youngest child, Sophie, will be married to Evan Tucker. CLICK ON PHOTO TO KEEP READING...
Resources for Every Season
A compilation of great resources to benefit from, for whichever season of life you may find yourself in-- as well as some advent books and activities for your family!
Playing God
I can remember the shock of discovering, ten months after marrying my best friend, that we were expecting a baby. I had to let go of our “5-year-plan”, quickly turned on its head...
On Mission at Home: Randi Peck
There is nothing earth-shattering about returning your husband’s kiss, bathing your babes, or patiently explaining long division after a long day... Or is there?
Robin’s Testimony: Part 2
“Oh, Darling…” Robin still remembers her mother’s tired response when, at 27 years old, she called her up and informed her of Steve- the new father to her unborn baby...
Robin’s Testimony: Part 1
Robin stared into the face of a positive result and in an instant, “crisis pregnancy” took on a whole new meaning...
The Vow Breaker & the Heart Maker
I often hear the words, “Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship.”... But what does that really mean? What's the difference between religion and relationship?
Grace Enough 