Lisa and I were shopping in one of her stores years ago when I heard a song that stopped me in my tracks. The voice was ethereal and enchanting. I fired up Shazam and discovered I was listening to …
A Lifelong Journey Toward a Cherishing Marriage
If you’ve read Cherish, you may remember the story of Laura and Curt. As a five-year-old girl, Laura stood on the sidewalk wearing a “fancy dress” she had picked out to welcome her daddy home from …
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Love Like You Mean It
I state clearly in Cherish that love and cherishing don’t compete; they complement each other. Growing in our understanding of what love is and how to love each other will strengthen our ability to …
Delicious Difference
I have sought to suck the marrow out of life. Since I am married for life, I want to be intensely married, to explore it, to understand it, to experience it to the full extent that I can. In order to …
Hope for Imperfect Marriages
“You know, your prayers are pretty shallow. Why don’t you pray a real prayer?” The young man was reeling—was she really going to leave him because his prayers weren’t “good enough?” “Why are you …
The Second Half of Marriage
Emily is a gifted interior design artist. After the birth of her third child and her decision to homeschool her children, she decided to sell off all her design books, close the business bank account, …