
Marriage is Like Volleyball
I'm short. At just 5'1", I find that most adults are taller than I am, and many tower over me ...

Just Keep Showing Up
Sometimes truth is found in unexpected places. Michael and I recently watched Castle, and in one episode the police chief ...

Patriarchy is Not a Result of the Fall
A common teaching -- and/or a common objection to the perspective of patriarchy as God-ordained -- is that patriarchy is ...

The Flirtation Experiment {review}
Many thanks to HarperCollins Christian Publishing for providing this product/product information for review. Opinions are 100% my own. I did ...

Date-a-Month Gift Box: At Home Date Night Ideas (Even When Your Energy is Low)
As I read through my fellow blogger's post about a year of dates, my excitement quickly turned to disappointment. Like ...

Are Courtship Rules a Myth? 4 Simple Principles that Supersede Guidelines
One of the most common objections to courtship is that it's all about rules. That is, that it's legalistic. I ...

What is Courting? The Difference Between Dating and Courtship
People define courtship in a number of different ways. At one extreme, it's just a fancy word for dating (no ...

Patriarchy is Not a Dirty Word
Contrary to popular perceptions, patriarchy is not a dirty word. Patriarchy is not only taught in Scripture, it's a core ...

Biblical Submission in Marriage: When Input Isn’t Input
"My husband asks for my input, but then he usually doesn't take it." This showed up as a comment on ...

All-Natural Intimacy
Note before we get started: This is, 99.9% of the time, a family-friendly blog. This post will not be trashy ...

Is the Enneagram Evil or Anti-Christian?
There's been a lot of hullaballoo lately about the enneagram, with buzzing in the Christian community about its being occult ...

Kindness {Growth from A to Z}
Today's Growth from A to Z topic for K is Kindness (including Service). What is Kindness? We tend to think ...

Grace {Growth from A to Z}
What is Grace? Grace is a tricky thing to define. When we're talking about God's grace for us, the common ...

Thriving A to Z: D – Date Night Dinner (Thrive Life)
Simple Plate meals from Thrive Life are a perfect fit for date night dinners at home. (Need the date to go ...

Dating Your Spouse {Growth from A to Z}
For D, we're talking about Dating our spouses -- that is, actively growing our marriages. There's a marriage category in ...

Five More Minutes — What Would YOU Pause?
When I'm in the car, I like to listen to country radio. It's not all good, but it seems to ...

What if Your Relationship is Faltering? Stop the Fight! {review}
It's February. That means Valentine's Day is coming up. But some of you aren't feeling very romantic, because your relationships ...

The Old Fashioned Way {review}
"Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many ...

Old Fashioned (the Movie) {review}
I was provided by the producer with a copy of the Old Fashioned DVD to facilitate my review. As always, ...

Why Courtship is (NOT) Fundamentally Flawed (part 7)
This post is the final installment of a series in response to a post on another blog. If you haven’t ...