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What My Parents 60 Years of Marriage Has Taught Me

February 23rd, 2017

Today my parents are celebrating 60 years of their marriage vows. In 1957 they had no idea what the next 60 years would bring. Regardless, they promised in love and honor to stand upon this union. In the last year, I’ve seen my parents honor these vows in a deeper way than I’ve witnessed. Their …

New Year. New Look.

January 16th, 2017

Well HELLLLLLOOOOO, Friends! We are long overdo for a game of catch up, so warm up a drink and sit with me for a bit. Sooooo how do you like the place? 4tunate was in serious need of a freshening up, and what better time than a new year? All the props to my uber …

The Many Seasons of Marriage

September 30th, 2015

Life has seasons. Marriage has seasons. Currently we are in a 70 degree, mostly-sunny season, but it hasn’t always been breezy. Brad and I have had to watch several marriages around us crumble in the past few months. It’s so brutal and feels helpless to watch. The only thing we can really do is pray …

Fresh Year, Fresh Starts

January 8th, 2015

Even in its bitter harshness (ummm -7 this morning was completely unacceptable, Indiana), there’s something I love about January. I love fresh starts. I love the blankness of a clean slate. Do-overs are embraced, and we all cheer on each other’s ambitious. There’s real beauty in that, Friends. After if we all learned something in …

What Makes a Marriage Last 57 Years?

February 26th, 2014

My parents celebrated 57 years of marriage this week! It’s no small accomplishment, or feat. It’s been 57 years of choosing to love and respect one another through the thick and thin. My parents have weathered lots of storms together over the last five decades, but they’ve continued to be an incredible example of marriage …

The Sparkler on the Birthday Cake

October 7th, 2013

Brad hijacked my blog on Friday, and then we escaped to Chicago for a little under 24 hours. We caught the 6:30 train, and were in the heart of the city and famished by 8:00. We were navigating the mile and a half walk to our 4 star hotel that we Pricelined for a score …

What I Do

September 25th, 2013

I snuck onto the back patio yesterday while the boys were drawing and creating, and read a few quick chapters of this read I found a few weeks ago. And the chapter on the myth of “doing everything better” struck me especially hard. The trap we get lured into of doing, doing, doing and spreading …

Dating and Marriage – Q&A Callout

July 22nd, 2013

So we’ve been tackling this marriage and dating topic together through talking about reasons why we think dating in marriage is important, why we haven’t given up altogether, and some cheap ideas for dates. However, we know from your comments and interactions that you have questions and there’s still ground to be covered. We certainly …