pre-marriage


Battling your inner Bridezilla

Written by Matthea Schumpelt

Last year, when my husband, Joash, dropped on his knee and asked me to marry him, two very important thoughts came to my mind: Yes, yes, yes! and What should my wedding colours be?

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Before the wedding

Written by Billy Buchanan

When I met my wife, Heather, we immediately hurried to “tie the knot.” We had our minds made up and no one was going to stop us. While the first couple of years of marriage were exciting, some rough years followed. The newness wore off, and I started to feel like I was stuck in something that I hadn’t put much thought into.

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Newlywed shock

Written by Michelle Cox

I’m sure it must have been a huge shock when my husband discovered that his new bride wasn’t perfect.

By the time our wedding day arrived, we were best friends as well as sweethearts, but that didn’t lessen the impact of discovering we’d have to make major adjustments as we joined our lives.

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Happy vs. holy?

Written by Gary Thomas

Have you ever met a shell-shocked newlywed (or not so newlywed)?

Having bought into the world’s lie that marriage is primarily about being happy, they panic at the reality of their own relationship, which is bending under the stress of sickness, disappointment, sin, and physical exhaustion.

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When two pray

Written by Stormie Omartian

Every time you and your spouse pray separately for one another, great things happen in your relationship.

Prayer is truly powerful. But when you pray together, that power increases tremendously, and so do the results.

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