I have often said that marriage is the second greatest gift God has given me on this earth, next to salvation in Jesus and a life knowing and serving Him. And it is completely true. I have a husband who I am madly in love with, who is my best friend, the person who can …
My best friend Maddie and I have often cried together about a certain little fear that likes to get us: the fear of not being married when we’re in heaven. Marriage is forever…right? That vow that I took so seriously…take so seriously every single day…it’s forever, right? All these people were still living by faith …
I toyed for a while with what I wanted to call this series. “Pursuing” a selfless marriage? No. “Cultivating?” Not it. LIVING. That’s it. You see, the other two words insinuate that my marriage to Johnny isn’t blissful without any of the lessons. Because it is, because of how much we love each other. It …
…have been some of the best weeks of my life. A few days ago, while we were driving, I told Johnny something that had been on my heart for a while. “All of the best things in my life have been completely and wholly God’s doing,” I said, “And nothing to do with my own …
10 days ago, I married my best friend. Two days after that, we embarked on our first big trip together: our honeymoon to the beautiful island of Turks & Caicos. Our plane left Toronto, Ontario just after 10am on a Monday morning. Less than half full of other eager travellers, couples either our age or …