• Dating & Finding Love,  Marriage & Keeping Intimacy

    The Day I Learned Faithfulness Isn’t a Pinterest Word

    The day I learned “faithfulness” isn’t a Pinterest word Some dates land in your life like a dropped plate—loud, sudden, and impossible to ignore. October 27, 2018 was one of those days. I remember reading the headlines about the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh and feeling that specific kind of sick that isn’t exactly nausea—it’s grief mixed with disbelief mixed with how is this still real life? Eleven people murdered in a place where people went to pray. A man walking in with weapons and hate, shouting things no human being should ever have in their mouth. And then I read that he was transported—critically injured—to Allegheny General…

  • Marriage & Keeping Intimacy

    A Season of Giving Grace to Others

    An acquaintance of ours started a non-profit movement offering free yard signs reminding us to love one another. He posted it on our county’s social media page…and the war began. Within a short time, I counted 102 comments. Ninety-eight of the remarks were fighting with him or with each other.  Ironic? Yes. Surprising? Big sigh. No. As I read these ugly comments on social media, I was insulted on behalf of this good man. Why the anger? Why aren’t we extending grace to others?  At the same time, his responses – both measured and kind – filled me with hope instead of feeling overwhelmed by the inhumanity of the masses. I…