The Great Fairy Tale Hoax
// on “choosing love” over “falling in love” // {Note: this is Week 3 of a series. You may read Week 1 here, Week 2 here + Week 3 here, then continue on below!} Honest...
Category: dating
How to Wait for “The One” With Grace
{Note: this is Week 3 of a series. You may read Week 1 here and Week 2 here, then continue on below!} grace: ɡrās/ noun 1. simple elegance or refinement of movement. I’m going to be honest with...
Cut Open to be Healed: On Becoming “The One”
{Note: This is Week 2 of a series. If you have not read Week 1 you may do so here: Waiting + Dating: a 7 Week Guide to Godly Relationships!} To clarify: The first...
Waiting + Dating: a 7 Week Guide to Godly Relationships
I know what you’re thinking: “Easy for you to write about waiting + dating; you’re married!” And well, while that may be true, my journey of getting here was anything but easy. Or quick....
the best things in life aren’t free
“You are mine; forever mine.” – Joshua Radin, In Your Hands I endured a long road of singleness before God brought my husband into my life. Our wedding day, April 23, 2016, was a day...
more than a feeling
5.30.2015 We walk hand in hand down the sidewalk in my hometown. We’ve been dating a couple of months. He turns toward me when we get to the corner, pulls me close and dances...
100 questions to ask before marriage
Three years ago today, after an outdoor concert on the Pepperdine lawn, Clay walked me to my doorstep and we paused on the sidewalk to gaze up and admire the {rare for LA} big...
three years. first day of Spring.
Three years ago today, he knocked on my door, walked me to his car, and took me on what would be my last first date. He prayed over our meal, walked me down Third...
valentine’s day.
Today is Valentine’s Day. My Instagram feed is flooded with photos and videos of couples and gifts and flowers and all sorts of expressions of love. I’m sure yours is, too. And that’s great....
three years today
This is a photo of my husband, Clay, and my three year old nephew {as of today!}, Sawyer. It might look like an ordinary birthday photo, but to me it means so much more. You...
