Celebrating Ten Years of Us

Justin and I are celebrating our ten year anniversary tomorrow. I distinctly remember writing our seven year anniversary post and it feels like the years are just flying by, regardless of how hard and slow they seem day by day sometimes. One of my favorite memories of marriage this year is from when I was in […]

Episode 82: Body Image

For the last episode in 2017, we are jumping back in for a full-length episode on body image. We tackle what the Bible says the body is, lies we believe about our bodies, and how we each work on overcoming body image issues. The body is: -the temple of the Holy Spirit -made in the […]

How to Know If You Need Your Bible

I’ve been studying Colossians lately and in the end of chapter 1, we’re told how we become “holy and blameless and above reproach.” That sounds like a good, spiritual thing to want, right? How do we get that way? “If you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast.” When I read that word “steadfast,” I […]

Episode 81: Noncommittal Boyfriend Q+A

In this short Q+A session, Phylicia and I discuss how long a woman should wait for a man to decide he’s ready to move on to a commitment. Short answer? Get counsel from a godly person in both lives.

Episode 80: How We Do Christmas!

This week we are talking Christmas! In this short episode, Phylicia and I both share how our families celebrate Christmas in a way the children can join too. Here’s the carnitas recipe and the advent activities.

Raising Boys in a Sex Scandal Society

Recently, there has been a long string of sex scandals or allegations revealed by the media: Harvey Weinstein, Roy Moore, Matt Lauer. The hashtag #metoo has reaffirmed that sexual assault and misconduct are common. The same story is repeated over and over. Men don’t respect women. Men use women. Men objectify women. Thankfully, not all […]

Episode 79: The Whys and Why Nots of Modesty

This week, we are tackling the subject of modesty! The first thing we discuss is why we both hate the word “modesty” and the words we prefer instead. Then we move right on to four reasons modesty matters: -how we dress should reflect that we are set apart -we are dressing the temple of God […]