Relationships were not designed to be entertainment.
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Musings from the Midwest (and beyond)
Relationships were not designed to be entertainment.
Read MoreEncouragement for when heavy feelings do not keep a polite distance.
Read MoreHow the Little Women trailer excluded an incredibly powerful part of the film.
Read MoreThe older I get, the more I realize the melody of this life does not play out in a major key; there is dissonance and discomfort and despair. The messiness, the tears, the joyful celebrations, the happy phone calls, the greeting cards, the obituaries, the baby showers, the text you didn’t want to get, the diagnoses you were dreading – this is all a part of it.
Read MoreIn honor of Jim & Pam: the most inspiring couple I know.
Read MoreAn amazing thing happens when you get down in the dirt, when you publish a blog about a challenge you’ve worked through: you meet other people down there.
Read MoreIn my 3 years and 3 months at college, I’ve overheard quite the commentary on singleness and dating—enough that I feel like I could write a book (or a blog post) about dating culture at a Christian college. “I know she’s just a freshman but I don’t think she’s ever going to get married.” “Aren’t…
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