Articles on Marriage

Not So Great Expectations

Do you know what an expectation is? The official definition is: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.But even though my last name is not (...)

Healthy Loving

For those of you who have read our love story (Mike & Debi), you know that we were only “engaged” six days. We had known each other for over four years, had worked together in (...)

Being That Someone Special

Marriage is hard, single life is hard, and trying to move from one to the other can feel nearly impossible. For many of us, at a time in life when we've never bought a car, run a (...)

Will You Be My Forever Valentine

To God Be the GLORY When we married, we did not want our lives or our love to be a private romance only, but a living testimony here on earth of God's love plan for his bride, the (...)

The Nature of Marriage

In the last few months, I have been privileged to officiate three, Christian marriages. Every single one of them was totally different from the other; different music, different (...)

God is good

I saw a family created today. A young man promised to take care of his sweet young bride, and she promised to honor and serve him all the days of her life. As I sat watching, I (...)

Asked & Answered : The Far Side

Question: Dear NGJ,I have a conundrum that I need practical advice to resolve. I feel like I have been pushed to The Far Side, the weird crazies in cartoons.My family is blended (...)

Canoes

One of the most consistent questions that I get about marriage is, “Yes, but what if my spouse did this better?” Now don’t misunderstand. It's not a bad question, or even an unwel (...)

Tree Rings and Marriage Things

Sometimes you might meet a family with a half dozen kids that are all, as my mom would say, “bright eyed and bushy tailed.” Every kid is vying for your attention; they're filled wi (...)

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