by Karen Ehman | Mar 4, 2014 | Friendship, Marriage
“We need more spotters!” I called to the girls on my cheerleading squad. We were attempting to build a new mount, one where the girl on the top of the pyramid would be tossed into the air before being caught in the arms of two of her teammates standing on the...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
When Michael and I first started out, money didn’t come easy. He wasn’t earning all that much at the time, and I was picking up jobs here and there. The budget was tight with little room to maneuver. If I remember correctly, our spending allowance (after...
by Jennifer Thorn | Feb 27, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
image source: lightstock.com “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Ladies, we like to talk, right? I mean, it’s said that women speak 3 times more than men. This has turned out to be...
by Lisa Jacobson | Feb 26, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
I’ve never even met her. At least not in person. So you might find it strange that her announcement would fill my eyes with tears. Happy tears. Because that sweet girl is soon to be married and everyone around here is rejoicing with the news. A wedding! How...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Feb 19, 2014 | Marriage
Age 31 arrived and with it, the cold fingers of early winter tightened their slow, numbing grip on the last week of October in Portland, Oregon. Happy Birthday, but not really. Winter is colder when you’re alone and don’t want to be. “It is not good for a man to be...
