Category: marriage

uncertain certainty

I won’t lie. I fear for Clay’s safety when he travels to far away, rural places for missions work. It’s not easy to pull away from a final embrace before he gets on a...

blessing in the battle

I stood there at the airport. LAX terminal 3. It’s the one for international travel. And this time it was me saying goodbye to my new husband for the very first time since our...

hard but good.

Clay’s trip definitely tested me in many ways. There were a few hard moments and a particularly difficult 24 hour period. I received some pretty significant health news after having thirteen vials of blood...

married to “the missions guy”

Today Clay returns home after twelve days in India and Uganda. And I couldn’t be more excited. Let’s just say last night felt like Christmas Eve. This was his first trip as Director of...

dressed in white

{for King & Country: Priceless} Relationships. They’re magnificent. They’re magical. They’re… well, messy. We all want a fairy tale. We all long for a love story. And yet… We live in a fallen world. So...

love never fails

“There’s no denying beauty makes a sound.” – Needtobreathe, Testify My sweet husband sang me a song by Brandon Heath called Love Never Fails at our wedding. That moment was so powerful and meaningful...

our wedding preview.

“I have found the one whom my soul loves.” – Song of Solomon 4:3 Three months ago today I married my best friend. And just a few days ago we received our wedding video. If...

forever, finally

“I’m gonna love you forever, I do.” – Ben Rector, Forever Like That I can’t explain just how wonderful it feels to be married, finally. For Clay to be my husband, finally. To begin forever,...

summer lovin’

Summer is the season of love. Of warm weather, of walks on the beach, of weddings. Today is the anniversary of my parents’ wedding. They have been married 35 years. “22 happy ones,” my dad jokes. While...